Moose on the loose: Peak crash season approaches in Finland
Autumn sees a peak in moose-related traffic accidents in Finland. The number of vehicular collisions with moose and deer has
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Dozens of dead moose discovered in Arctic Finland
Dozens of moose carcasses were discovered last spring in a Lapland national park, and Finland’s animal disease watchdog Evira has
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American science foundation awards $500,000 to food security research in Indigenous communities
The National Science Foundation, an independent American federal agency, has awarded approximately $500,000 to research food security in Indigenous communities in
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$50 million in federal funds headed to Alaska for fish and wildlife services
WASHINGTON — Alaska will receive more than $50 million this year from the Interior Department through a fund for protecting
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Arctic countries blast Trump decision to withdraw from Paris climate deal
Politicians from many of the world’s eight circumpolar nations wasted no time lambasting U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday after he announced
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You might make a profit farming musk oxen in Alaska – if you can find any for sale
Thinking about farming musk oxen in Alaska for their qiviut but not sure you could actually make any money? It turns
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Finland carbon neutral by 2045 says country’s environment minister
Environment Minister Kimmo Tiilikainen says that Nordic countries should be world leaders in climate policy. He says Finland could reach
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Alaska governor issues disaster declaration for series of Bering Sea storms
Gov. Bill Walker has issued a disaster declaration for a series of Bering Sea storms over the New Year holiday
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Swedish government unveils new climate law
The Swedish government is proposing a new climate law that would force the nation to slash its carbon emission by
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Does the ‘Blob’ foretell North Pacific future? A scientist says yes.
There is good news and bad news about the big warm-water “Blob” that has wreaked havoc on the North Pacific
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Climate researchers are building on 90 cm higher ground, prepare for the worst in Norway
«We have consistently and severely underestimated the rate of climate change,» says Director Jan-Gunnar Winther of the Norwegian Polar Institute.
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Northwest Arctic officials move ahead on new school for climate-threatened village
The Northwest Arctic Borough Assembly held an unprecedented meeting 2,000 miles away in Seattle last month, where it narrowly shot
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Introducing Canada’s ‘poop lady’
One of the first words in Inuktitut that Catherine Girard had to learn was the word for ‘poop’ – anak.
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Arctic warming brings big change to Svalbard fjord
Kongsfjorden at Svalbard used to be covered by a metre-thick ice in winter. Now it is ice-free. Marine environment is
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Alaska gulls are picking up antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could infect humans
Seagulls flocking to a garbage dump and to an often-crowded fishing site on the Kenai Peninsula are carrying away something
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