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Longread – Svalbard town phasing out coal to become gateway for Russia’s Arctic tourism

7 September 20187 September 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Barents Sea, Barentsburg, coal, history, Soviet Union, Spitsbergen, Svalbard, tourism

For visitors, the Russian town on Norway’s Svalbard archipelago combines the contrasts of pristine Arctic beauty and Soviet style industry.

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PHOTO REPORT – Abandoned Russian airbase to become wealthy residential neighborhood

11 June 201828 June 2018 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments airbase, CITIES, Cold War, ghos, history, Korzunovo, Luostari, military base, Russia, Soviet Union

Luostari was once the Soviet Union’s nearest airfield to NATO territory. Now, the nearby ghost town of Korzunova could be

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PHOTO REPORT: Tundra children return from school

1 June 2016 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Boarding school, education, Nenets Autonomous Okrug, residential schools

Nenets children staying at boarding schools in Naryan-Mar throughout the semester, got a helicopter transport back this week to their

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Creating links across the Arctic – A look back on the Beringia Arctic Games

21 August 201415 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments aboriginal, Alaska, Chukotka, Inuit, Russia, sports, tourism, travel, Yup'ik

To view photo captions, click on “SL” and then the “info” button in the top right-hand corner The inaugural Beringia

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Slideshow: The secrets of Manitoba’s boreal forests

11 July 201415 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, birds, caribou, forestry, industry, migration, polar bears

When most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to

A map showing boreal bird migration. (Courtesy Boreal Songbird Initiative)

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Fighting to protect bird habitat in North America’s boreal forest

13 May 201415 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments aboriginal, Arctic, Boreal Songbird Initiative, climate, conservation, Ducks Unlimited, economy, indigenous

Billions of birds are returning from the South to North American’s boreal forests where they’ll be nesting this spring. But

Purple saxifrage struggles to flower between the rocks. (Katriina O’Kane / Canadian Polar Commission)

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Canadian web documentary highlights Arctic science

28 April 201416 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 2 Comments Canadian Polar Commission, Katriina O’Kane, media

Ever wondered how noise affects marine mammals in the Arctic? Or what glacial ice really looks like? Profiles from the

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Shipping company using drones in the Arctic

15 April 201415 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments economy, environment, Fednav, international, mining, Science and Technology, sea ice, shipping, Society

Shipping in the Arctic is no easy task. Distances from southern Canada to the country’s High Arctic is long. Trips

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Feature Interview: What acoustics can tell us about whales in the Arctic

13 March 201416 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, animals, Bering Strait, climate, environment, indigenous, international, Russia, Science and Technology, shipping

A new study suggests that certain species of sub-Arctic whales are increasingly making their way through the Bering Strait towards

A snowy owl rests on the shore of Boundary Bay in Delta, B.C., on Dec. 1. (Daryl Dyck//The Canadian Press)

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Snowy owls flocking farther south in Canada, U.S.

9 January 201415 March 2018 CBC News 0 Comments Arctic, birds, climate

Snowy owls are flocking from Canada’s Arctic to as far south as Florida. Although the birds do fly south for

Outdoor activities are an important part of the CHAOS program. (Courtesy Chris Hobbis and Adria Collins)

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Yukon, Canada program incorporates trapping, aboriginal culture into curriculum

22 November 201316 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments aboriginal, education, outdoors, schools, trapping

Trapping, hiking and cooking over a fire. These aren’t the kinds of activities most Canadian students encounter as part of

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Scientists discover dinosaur fossils along Alaska river

23 September 201316 March 2018 Suzanna Caldwell, Alaska Dispatch 0 Comments Science, Yukon River

Pushing off from the banks of the Tanana River this summer, Pat Druckenmiller knew the challenges his team of scientists

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Feature Interview: Artist Itee Pootoogook’s unique take on contemporary Inuit life

20 September 201316 March 2018 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Arctic, art, Cape Dorset, drawing, Feheley Fine Arts, Nunavut

Inuk artist Itee Pootoogook is one of Canada’s most exciting contemporary voices of the moment. Known for his clean lines

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Small craft harbour opens in Pangnirtung, Nunavut

19 September 201316 March 2018 CBC News 0 Comments

The long-awaited small craft harbour in the community of Pangnirtung, in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut officially opened on

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Alaska school a beacon of hope after flood waters recede

17 September 201316 March 2018 Laurel Andrews, Alaska Dispatch News 0 Comments aboriginal, climate, education, Galena, indigenous, schools, weather

GALENA — Seventeen-year-old Anthony Solomon was not afraid in May as he watched the Yukon River crest its banks and

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