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Chukchi Sea waves crash on the coast at Barrow on Sunday, November 10, 2013. ( Marc Lester / Alaska Dispatch News)
Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering waves are getting bigger: study

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, July 27, 2015 at 13:41 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 28, 2015 at 19:36
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Waves grew bigger and spaced farther apart as ice cover diminished in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters off Alaska and western Canada,

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Canada and five other countries are using maps of the seabed to stake their claim to Arctic territory. (The Canadian Press)
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Arctic countries ban fishing around North Pole

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, July 16, 2015 at 18:02 — Last Updated: Monday, July 20, 2015 at 18:16
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Decades ago, fishermen, fishery managers and environmentalists from Alaska and the Soviet Union put aside their nations’ differences to try

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Frozen lake thawing in the Spring in Alaska's Wrangell Mountains. (iStock)
Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

Snow cover nears record low across North

Kamala Kelkar, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, July 10, 2015 at 15:54 — Last Updated: Monday, July 13, 2015 at 20:22
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The Northern Hemisphere had a near-record low snow cover in June, especially in western Canada and Alaska, and the drier

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Greenpeace responds to report Canada is ill-prepared for Arctic oil disasters

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 20:54 — Last Updated: Monday, March 19, 2018 at 12:25
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A report prepared for the government on Arctic oil drilling contains some interesting revelations. Obtained under Access to Information laws,

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Oil spills in Arctic, deep water would cause challenges for government

The Canadian Press
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 17:20 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 20:55
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  An internal report warns the federal government isn’t fully prepared to respond in the event of an oil spill

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Special Features 

Blog: Back to the future – An Arctic conference in 1979

Mia Bennett
Posted: Monday, July 6, 2015 at 14:44 — Last Updated: Tuesday, July 7, 2015 at 20:55
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  On a dusty shelf in the library at my university, I came across a volume entitled Marine Transportation and High

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Erosion along the northern Alaska coast in Barter Island, Alaska in 2011. Erosion is eating away at Alaska's northern coast at some of the highest rates in the nation, threatening habitat and infrastructure, according to a new report published Wednesday, July 1, 2015. (Ben Jones/U.S. Geological Survey via AP)
Environment Environment (USA) General Special Features USA 

Arctic Alaska coastal erosion rates among worst in U.S. : report

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Thursday, July 2, 2015 at 13:24 — Last Updated: Friday, July 3, 2015 at 17:39
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The shoreline along Alaska’s northern coast has eroded at some of the fastest rates in the nation, putting local communities, oil fields and

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Cargo ships entering Singapore in 2014. What can other countries learn from Singapore's engagement with the Arctic? (iStock)
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Asia ahead on preparing for polar climate change, says U.S. Arctic rep

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, June 15, 2015 at 22:23 — Last Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at 15:57
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Asia has lessons to teach other countries when it comes to preparing for polar climate change, says the U.S. special

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Some parts of Alaska's coastline have never been surveyed. (iStock)
General Society Society (USA) USA 

Arctic artifacts temporarily back in Alaska for examination

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 17:58 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 3, 2015 at 18:28
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A century ago, when the pioneering Canadian Arctic Expedition started to go awry, anthropologist Diamond Jenness found himself stranded for nearly a year on

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The Alaska phase of a major fibre optic project remains on track for completion by the end of next year. (iStock)
General Society Society (USA) Special Features USA 

Arctic-spanning fiber-optic project moves ahead in Alaska

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Monday, May 11, 2015 at 13:36 — Last Updated: Monday, May 11, 2015 at 20:49
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Alaskans are playing a bigger role in an international project that seeks to link Europe and Asia with a fiber-optic cable

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United States Secretary of State John Kerry responds to a question during a news conference at the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
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Blog: Some final thoughts on the U.S. Arctic Council chairmanship

Mia Bennett
Posted: Thursday, May 7, 2015 at 18:07 — Last Updated: Friday, May 8, 2015 at 17:52
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On Monday, I wrote about future directions for the Arctic Council now that the U.S. has taken over the rotating

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United States Secretary of State John Kerry receives the gavel from Canadian Minister for the Arctic Council Leona Aglukkaq to take over the chair of the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting Friday, April 24, 2015 in Iqaluit, Nunavut. (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press)
Arctic-Council-2015 Blog General Politics Politics (USA) Special Features Special Reports USA 

Blog: As U.S. assumes chairmanship, what’s next for Arctic Council

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 6, 2015 at 21:00
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On April 24, the Arctic Council ministerial convened in Iqaluit, capital of the territory of Nunavut, wrapping up the two-year

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The Alaska flag. What will the upcoming U.S. chairmanship mean for the state? (iStock)
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Alaska stands to benefit as US takes reins of Arctic Council

Alex DeMarban, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 13:17 — Last Updated: Friday, April 24, 2015 at 13:28
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Alaska stands to gain when the U.S. takes over chairmanship of the Arctic Council on Friday, with several meetings set to provide an economic shot

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(iStock)
Arctic-Council-2015 General Iceland Politics Politics (Iceland) Special Features Special Reports 

Majorities in Arctic nations favor cooperation with Russia

Trude Pettersen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 13:18 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 23, 2015 at 13:23
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A majority of the people living in the Arctic wants to continue cooperation with Russia despite the conflict in Ukraine.

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Artist impression of the Akademik Lomonosov floating nuclear power plant, currently being built for the Siberian town of Pevek. (OKBM)
Business Business (Canada) Canada General 

Floating nuclear power stations for Arctic?

Marc Montgomery, Radio Canada International
Posted: Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at 19:53 — Last Updated: Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at 20:08
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An Ontario company is proposing the idea of small floating nuclear stations to power mining sites and towns in the

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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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