Shipping on Northern Sea Route on course for 35 million tons in 2021
There is considerable growth in shipments on Russia’s remote Arctic route, but shippers will have to boost deliveries by more
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Fresh water flown to Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic after city’s supply deemed undrinkable
City has ordered 80,000 litres of water for its nearly 8,000 people The first shipment of potable water for Iqaluit
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Arctic Coast Guard Forum meeting underway in Russia
Coast Guard reps from the eight Arctic countries are currently meeting in Russia to discuss further operational cooperation amongst its
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Arctic sea-ice reaches this year’s low, but shippers still snub Northern Sea Route
After Russia’s warmest-ever summer, the Northern Sea Route is almost ice-free. But only few shipmasters set course for the Arctic
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Norway gets new government as voters make a forceful left turn
A green shift was in the air, but a majority of Norwegians ultimately cast their votes for a center-left coalition
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Greenland announces COVID-19 reopening plan
Greenland’s government announced its reopening plan on Friday, saying it would gradually increase travellers to the island at the same
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Health board looking to delay Quebec vaccine passport for Nunavik youth until mid fall
The regional health board in Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, is in discussions with provincial authorities to exempt
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Low earthquake risk in Canada’s eastern Arctic, says paper
A paper exploring past, present and future earthquake risks in Arctic Canada shows dangers in the northeastern part of the
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UN climate report confirms what’s been witnessed in Inuit Nanaat for decades, says int’l Inuit org
The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) says the United Nations climate report released this week confirms what Inuit have been witnessing
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Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
‘Sparta’ was probably 1 or 2 months old when she died 28,000 years ago Scientists have unveiled an extraordinary find
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Hungry for more oil, Norway aims for €36 billion investments in new fields
The Nordic country fears its oil production could drop by more than 70 percent in 20 years unless new discoveries
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Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy
A study released this month found that as the climate changes in the North, some cold-adapted arctic birds are especially
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Greenlandic government suspends oil exploration over climate concerns
The government of Greenland has suspended oil exploration in the territory over climate concerns, saying “the future does not lie
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Nunavik tourism reopening reason for optimism, vaccination uptake still a concern
Nunavik’s reopening for tourism this month is a reason for optimism say local authorities, but low vaccination uptake remains a
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Blog – Are Norway’s energy policies caught between ‘black gold’ & green ambitions?
During the next parliamentary elections in Norway, to be held in September this year, it is inevitable that the economy
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