The midnight sun in the High Arctic
The midnight sun shines across sea ice along the Northwest
Passage in the Canadian Arctic Archipelago on July 23, 2017. (David Goldman/AP)
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The Northern Lights in Rovaniemi, Finland
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen in the sky over Arctic Snowhotel in Rovaniemi,
Finland February 28, 2019. Picture taken February 28, 2019.
(Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters)
The global seed vault in Arctic Norway
Representatives from many countries and universities arrive in the Svalbard’s global
seed vault with new seeds, in Longyearbyen, Norway February 25, 2020. (Lise Aserud/NTB Scanpix/Reuters)
Soldiers during a dog training session in northern Russia
Soldiers of the Russian North Fleet’s
Arctic Brigade are seen during the first dog training in Russian north.
(Andrei Luzik, Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Icebergs in eastern Greenland
A boat navigates at night next to large icebergs in eastern
Greenland. (Felipe Dana/AP)
A research camp in the High Arctic
The German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp Ocean City in the Arctic region. (Michael Gutsche/Alfred-Wegner-Institut via AP)
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A ship navigates the Arctic Ocean
Greenpeace’s Arctic Sunrise ship navigates through floating ice in the Arctic Ocean,
September 15, 2020. (Natalie Thomas/Reuters)
The northern lights in Enontekio, Finland
The Aurora Borealis (Northern Lights) is seen over the sky in Enontekio in Lapland, Finland January 25, 2021. (Alexander Kuznetsov/Reuters)
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Soccer on the sea ice near Greenland
KV Svalbard’s crew, formed by Norwegian Navy privates and scientists from Norwegian Institute of
Marine Research, play soccer as they are protected from polar bears by armed guards in the arctic
environment in the sea around Greenland, March 22, 2018. (Marius Vagenes
Villanger/Kystvakten/Sjoforsvaret/NTB Scanpix via Reuters)
Ships in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Ships located just outside of the city of Iqaluit in Canada’s eastern Arctic.
(Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press)
WMO global temperature update finds 2020 one of three warmest years on record
The year 2020 shaped up to be one of the three warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Lapland temperature of -39 C marks year’s coldest day so far in Finland
A warning of dangerously cold temperatures is in effect for nearly the whole of the country. The lowest temperature readings
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