Russia’s defense minister vows more troops near Nordic countries
New military bases will be created in the western regions, Sergei Shoigu said at a meeting Wednesday between top military
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Finland passes winter’s midway point
This year’s winter solstice falls on 21 December. Wednesday marks the winter solstice, making it the shortest day of the
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Putin orders FSB to step up border control
“The FSB Border Guard Service must step up its work,” the President said in his video-recorded message on Security Service
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Canadian Coast Guard winds up its 2022 Arctic season
The Canadian Coast Guard has wound up its 2022 Arctic operational season, the agency said on Thursday. “The Canadian Coast
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U.S. Coast Guard talks Arctic at recent summit
With growing demand on its services, the U.S. Coast Guard held its first Coast Guard Arctic Summit this month. Seventy
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Blades start spinning at wind farm in Arctic Russia, weeks after Italian operator out
It was projected and built by Italian energy company Enel, but when the far northern wind power park was launched
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COP15: Indigenous-led conservation key to ensuring biodiversity goals says ICC
As the global community gathers in Montreal for COP15, the organization representing Inuit internationally says full involvement of Indigenous people
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Amid plummeting export, Gazprom opens new Arctic field
The Semakovskoye natural gas field is located offshore in the far northern Gulf of Ob. In a statement, Gazprom CEO Aleksei
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Alaska villages facing erosion, flooding receive relocation grants
Two Alaska villages facing serious erosion are two of three recipients to receive relocation grants from the U.S. Department of
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December serving up baked Alaska and warming most of Arctic
By Seth Borenstein · The Associated Press ‘Record-setting weather like we’re seeing … does tell a real story of climate heating’ Much
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Researchers observe first Arctic fox den in Finland for over 25 years
The combined population of Arctic foxes across the Finnish, Swedish and Norwegian areas of Lapland may have hit a record
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Warming climate poses challenge to Arctic animals — and those who hunt them
When David Kuptana looked out the window of his home in Ulukhaktok, N.W.T., and across the Beaufort Sea last Friday,
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Large areas of Arctic seabed damaged by trawlers
The Norwegian marine researchers that set out on an Arctic expedition this summer expected to find large areas of untouched
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Fleeing Russia, Andrei seeks asylum in what for him is still historical homeland, Sapmi
“I’m pleased to be on this side of the border. To be free and not persecuted. To speak the truth
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Northern Rangers convene for first time in three years amid broader discussions on Arctic security
For the first time in three years, northern Canadian Rangers are gathering to provide updates on their communities and set
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