Ice-Blog: From Alaska to Ottawa
Ottawa has been the setting for “Arctic Change”, another major Arctic conference this week. It is organised by the research
Read moreOttawa has been the setting for “Arctic Change”, another major Arctic conference this week. It is organised by the research
Read moreThis past summer, Italian hunters were invited to Finland to hunt thrushes, a delicacy in southern Europe. Now one over-enthusiastic
Read moreHundreds of cormorant chicks may have been killed in an attack on two islands close to the Swedish town of
Read moreFinland’s white-tailed eagle population is staging a strong recovery after nearly disappearing four decades ago. The majestic raptors, which can
Read moreWhen most people think about Canada’s province of Manitoba, they think about prairies. But in reality, Manitoba is home to
Read moreThe tens of thousands of lakes that dot the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope are so similar that almost all
Read moreVolunteers will continue oil spill cleanup operations in the Raahe archipelago in northern Ostrobothnia for up to a week. The
Read moreThere have been several sightings of the endangered peregrine falcon, which is on the verge of global extinction, in Rovaniemi,
Read moreA species of bird now flying north to summer breeding grounds in the boreal forests of Alaska and Canada has
Read moreThe areas coveted as sea routes for commercial shippers seeking to exploit newly ice-free Arctic waters are the same areas
Read moreEnergy provider Sallila says that this spring has seen an exceptional number of electricity outages caused by migrating swans flying
Read moreMarking a sure sign of spring, the birding organisation BirdLife Finland has reported the first barn swallow (Hirundo rustica) sighting
Read moreThe U.S. Geological Survey says melting Beaufort sea ice is creating new habitat for geese on the North Slope. That
Read moreDiminished Arctic sea ice and thawing permafrost, phenomena that reinforce the climate change cycle and perpetuate the region’s warming trend,
Read moreSnowy owls are flocking from Canada’s Arctic to as far south as Florida. Although the birds do fly south for
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