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Critical workforce shortage grips Russia’s North

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, January 11, 2024 at 10:41
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Russia, especially its “depressed” regions, is suffering from a labor shortage. The decline in the workforce is evidenced by both

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Russia’s Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus drifting towards Franz Josef Land

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, January 10, 2024 at 09:03
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After 16 months of drift with the currents, Russia’s Arctic research vessel Severny Polyus has course for the waters between

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Arctic Russian airbase “undoubtedly” on radar of Ukrainian armed forces: expert

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, January 9, 2024 at 13:16
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The Olenya airbase is undoubtedly on the radar of Ukrainian armed forces, says an expert after a wave of bombers

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Canada General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Canada) Politics Politics (Canada) 

Yukon’s new Arctic security council to help prepare territory for a changing world

CBC News
Posted: Friday, January 5, 2024 at 11:04
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A new expert council will assess risks and provide advice to the Government of Yukon to ensure the territory’s needs

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General Sweden 

Trains cancelled as temperatures hit -44 in northern Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 15:19
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Extreme cold has hit the north of Sweden, with temperatures reaching lower than -40 degrees Celsius in some areas. On

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

New year brings in season’s record low temperatures

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, January 2, 2024 at 12:12
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The whole of Finland continues to usher in the new year in record-breaking chilly fashion, with the winter season’s New

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 2 General Geopolitics Geopolitics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s brand new warship heads to Arctic base

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 29, 2023 at 12:14
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Frigate Admiral Golovko is the most modern surface ship in the Russian Navy. It will serve in the Northern Fleet.

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* Featured * Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Canadian North gives out holiday bonuses amid questions about airline’s finances

CBC News
Posted: Friday, December 29, 2023 at 10:06
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Canadian North gave its workers bonuses this holiday season, but it’s unclear how much. In a letter to employees on

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Environment Environment (Canada) 

‘Like being at a loud rock concert’: study looks at how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, December 26, 2023 at 13:17
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A research study is painting a fuller picture of how ship noise affects Arctic marine mammals in the eastern Beaufort

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Denmark/Greenland General News Politics Politics (Denmark/Greenland) 

Denmark promises increased focus on Arctic as it takes over NORDEFCO chair

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 22, 2023 at 15:56
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Increased focus on the Arctic and North Atlantic will be amongst Copenhagen’s priorities when it takes over  chairmanship of the

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 General Politics Politics (USA) USA 

U.S. State Department extends continental shelf claims, including in Arctic

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 11:36 — Last Updated: Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 11:38
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Tuesday, the United States grew by a million square kilometers — the equivalent of nearly 60% of Alaska’s land mass.

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* Featured * Business Business (Russia) Featured • Zone 3 General Russia 

Construction of pipeline across the Yenisey under way in Arctic Russia

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, December 20, 2023 at 10:21
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The 5,8 km long pipeline is key component of Vostok Oil, the biggest industrial project currently unfolding in the Russian

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* Featured * Canada Featured • Zone 3 General News Society Society (Canada) 

It’s a wrap for Canadian Coast Guard’s 2023 season in Arctic

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Tuesday, December 19, 2023 at 15:22
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The Canadian Coast Guard’s operational season in the Arctic is done for 2023, the agency said on Monday. “The CCG

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* Featured * Environment Featured • Zone 3 General News 

Blog: COP28 was bad news for the world’s ice & those whose future depends on it

Irene Quaile
Posted: Monday, December 18, 2023 at 16:26
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I went to Dubai for the UN Climate Conference COP28 with mixed feelings. On the one hand, the controversy over

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* Featured * Featured • Zone 3 Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

New defence agreement: Finland invites American troops to bases in Lapland

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, December 18, 2023 at 13:29
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The Border Guard Base in Ivalo is one of five northern sites highlighted in the new defence agreement between Finland

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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