COVID-19 vaccines to arrive in Inuit region of Arctic Quebec January 16
Nunavik, the Inuit region of Arctic Quebec, will be receiving its first doses of the Moderna COVID-19 this weekend. The
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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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Russia has never been this hot
It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up
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Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president
Estonia’s long history of polar research, coupled with its current scientific and technological expertise, would allow it to make important
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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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Top Russian official on Arctic affairs resigns
Aleksandr Krutikov was expected to play a key role in Russia’s upcoming chairmanship in the Arctic Council The First Deputy
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COVID-19 variant prompts Iceland to require quarantine for children entering country as of January 13
As of January 13, Iceland will require children born in 2005 or later to quarantine, along with their parents or
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Mayor of Skagway, Alaska, hopes vaccinations will allow Canada-U.S. travel
Mayor Andrew Cremata says economic activity is sorely needed as community depends on tourism The mayor of Skagway, Alaska, is
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Air Canada suspending passenger service to northern city of Yellowknife on Jan. 23
Airline says it’s cutting operations due to ‘stifled demand,’ travel restrictions, quarantine rules Air Canada is suspending passenger service to
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Longyearbyen in Arctic Norway to shut down coal-power plant
Still unclear which replacement will be chosen for heat- and electricity production, but the Government assures it will be a
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Chamber of Commerce in Canada’s Northwest Territories says tourism threatened by COVID-19 border restrictions
Travel restrictions will likely stay in place during the 2021 tourism season, Dr. Kandola says The N.W.T. Chamber of Commerce
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Electric cars hit record 50% sales in northernmost Norway
“We are well on our way to the goal that electric cars should be the natural choice for everyone, due
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Elder in Makkovik first to get COVID-19 vaccine in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
Vaccination against COVID-19 in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador, began on Monday
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Economic activity in northern Canadian territories of Nunavut & Yukon increased despite pandemic, new index suggests
A new experimental index developed by Statistics Canada suggests that the pandemic may not have had as large an effect
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Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project
As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project
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