Southwest, southeast Alaska face highest risks from ocean acidification
Coastal communities in Alaska that depend on fisheries were warned Tuesday to prepare for the impacts of ocean acidification. A
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Special Features
Warming may hurt and help tourism in Southeast Alaska
Global warming could threaten Alaska’s status as one of the nation’s most desirable tourist destinations, warn scientists studying climate change.
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Wildfires could threaten Arctic caribou herd’s winter habitat: study
Caribou in northern Alaska and Canada’s Yukon Territory will lose winter habitat if the region’s long-term pattern of increased wildfires
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Giant hailstones hit Arctic Finland
Hailstones the size of golf balls fell on the city of Rovaniemi in Finland’s Arctic Lapland province on Saturday evening
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Study envisions fallout from oil spill in Arctic Canada
A well blowout, pipeline breach or vessel accident in the Canadian Beaufort Sea could spew spilled oil westward for months,
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Auto industry wants Sweden’s green vehicle rebate program refueled
A rebate program for people who buy electric and hybrid cars is running out of money and members of the
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Canada ponders exceptions to relief well rule for Arctic oil drilling
Companies drilling offshore for oil in the Canadian Arctic have long been required to show that they are capable of
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Plastic waste threatens oceans say Swedish researchers
Researchers in Sweden are calling on people to use less plastic in an effort to help protect the oceans as
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Activists chain themselves to mining drill in Sweden
Around ten activists have chained themselves to a large drill machine at a mine in Norra Kärr, by Sweden’s second
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Is Sweden really one of the world’s greenest countries?
Not only was Sweden one of the first countries in the world to introduce a tax on carbon dioxide emissions
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Alaska Supreme Court affirms tribal court jurisdiction
The Alaska Supreme Court issued a decision today in a long running tribal court jurisdiction case. The case stems from
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Blog: Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly kicks off in Arctic Canada
Just a quick note to remind everyone that the the Inuit Circumpolar Council general assembly is now underway in the
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Missing in Alaska without a trace
The Nabesna Ranger District of Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve is an easy place to get lost. Sprawling east
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Arctic shark teeth fossils may contain clues about climate adaptation
When we think of climate change and the Arctic, it’s usually polar bears or seals that come to mind. But
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Fishing-net death toll of endangered seals continues to rise in Finland
Another rare Saimaa ringed seal, one of the world’s most endangered seal species, has been killed in Pihlajavesi lake in
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