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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russia has never been this hot

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:03
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It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up

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Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) RCI 

Estonia ready to contribute to global climate fight through Arctic Council if observer application approved, says president

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 16:27 — Last Updated: Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 18:06
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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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Environment RCI 

Campaign launched to spotlight new place names in Antarctica

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, December 28, 2020 at 12:01
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The Government of the British Antarctic Territory announced 28 new place names this month and launched a social media campaign

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Environment Environment (Norway) Norway 

Norwegian Coast Guard sails high-latitude Arctic voyage to Beaufort Sea

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 10:57
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KV Svalbard is called in to recover three moored instruments vital for measuring temperatures throughout the Arctic Ocean. The job

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Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

Microplastic pollution in Antarctic waters mirrors rates in North Atlantic and Mediterranean

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 26, 2020 at 15:42
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Microplastics have been identified in Antarctic waters at rates that mirror the amounts found in oceans elsewhere in the world,

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Science Society (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden to launch satellites from space center inside the Arctic Circle

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 15, 2020 at 11:01
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The Swedish government provides additional funding to Esrange Space Center near Kiruna with the aim to launch small satellites into

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A new feeding program is contributing to an increased arctic fox population in Sweden. (iStock)
Environment Environment (Sweden) RCI Sweden 

Sweden not doing enough to protect biodiversity, new report shows

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 09:24 — Last Updated: Wednesday, October 14, 2020 at 16:16
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The Swedish Environmental Protection Agency has published a report with suggestions on how the government can step up its efforts to

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General RCI 

Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 at 10:22
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A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

The Arctic could soon be ice-free in the summer. Can geoengineering help?

CBC Radio
Posted: Monday, October 5, 2020 at 09:06
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In 2020, Arctic sea ice reached the second lowest level ever recorded It used to be the size of all

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General RCI 

Greenland losing ice faster this century than any previous one in last 12,000 years, says study

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Thursday, October 1, 2020 at 13:19
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Researchers say findings reaffirm need for humans to curb greenhouse gas emissions Humans have to slow down greenhouse gas emissions

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Politics 

China’s new icebreaker completes first Arctic expedition

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, September 30, 2020 at 08:59
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A major number of sediment samples have been collected from the Arctic seabed in the course of the maiden voyage

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Canada RCI Science Science (Canada) 

Canadian First Nation and Carleton University agree to work on research projects together

Steve Silva, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, September 10, 2020 at 14:02 — Last Updated: Friday, September 11, 2020 at 10:12
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Representatives of the First Nation of Na-Cho Nyäk Dun and Ottawa’s Carleton University signed a memorandum of understanding to work together

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) RCI 

MOSAiC international Arctic science expedition expedition reaches North Pole

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 20, 2020 at 09:49 — Last Updated: Friday, August 21, 2020 at 09:40
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An international science expedition reached the North Pole on Wednesday after project leaders noticed shrinking sea-ice conditions and “surprisingly loose”

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General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic community grieves researcher’s tragic death in Greenland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 17, 2020 at 08:51
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One week after the death of Konrad Steffen, a Swiss/U.S. dual citizen, while doing field work in Greenland, friends and

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) RCI 

Yukon resident captures ‘first record’ of ghost moth

Philippe Morin, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:49 — Last Updated: Monday, August 3, 2020 at 11:54
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A longtime resident of Watson Lake, Yukon, has contributed to the world of science — simply by taking a picture. This

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