Cancer rates skyrocketing in Arctic, especially Canada
Cancer was once a very rare occurrence among indigenous people in the far north. Now almost everyone has experienced a
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International conference takes on environment & Arctic development
TROMSO, Norway – Politicians, business leaders and scientists are gathered in Norway this week for a major international conference tackling the
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Study looks at climate, Greenland ice sheet
The huge Greenland ice sheet is changing and in a newly discovered way. Traditionally, snow falling on the ice sheet
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Western Arctic Caribou Herd still Alaska’s biggest?
A caribou herd in northwestern Alaska has been the state’s largest for several years, but its population is on a
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Diamond mine to open in Arctic Canada in 2016
The Gahcho Kué diamond mine in Canada’s Northwest Territories is more than 80 percent complete and on track to begin production
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Historian’s book explores Northwest Passage history
In Victorian England, the exploration of the Arctic was somewhat akin to modern day efforts to explore the moon and
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Arctic nations to sign ‘historic’ coast guard agreement
Experts from all eight Arctic nations are gathering in the United States on Wednesday to sign a historic deal for
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Alaska weighs TransCanada buyout
In Juneau this week, lawmakers are wrestling with the question of whether to take a larger stake in the Alaska
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Ice, shipping and the Northwest Passage
New findings from on-site research have found that ice in the Northwest passage can still be too thick and ice
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Inuit launch new offensive against seal ban
A new pan-Arctic Inuit organization is taking its case on seal hunting directly to the European Parliament on Thursday. The organization
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Russians no-show at Barents conference
Members of the Russian delegation Helsinki were almost entirely absent as the Barents Parliamentary Conference wrapped up in Helsinki Wednesday.
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Arctic Energy Summit: What can polar regions learn from each other?
Energy security and the cost of living are constant challenges in most polar regions. While the South focuses on things like offshore drilling
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Arctic ice extent stays clear of record low
Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was lopsided, scientists said Wednesday. While ice clogged waters in northeast
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What Russia’s Arctic claim means for Canada
Russia has made a new bid for a vast swath of arctic territory to the United Nations and it appears
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Iceland blasts Arctic Five for exclusion from fishing agreement
Iceland says the recent Arctic fishing moratorium, signed by the five Arctic coastal states without Iceland’s participation, is ‘unacceptable’ and
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