South Pole warmed 3 times the global rate over the past 30 years, new study suggests
At the South Pole, considered the coldest point on Earth, temperatures are rising fast. So fast, in fact, that Kyle
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Record 38C temperature recorded in Arctic Siberia
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is working to confirm a record-breaking 38 degree C temperature reported in the Russian Arctic
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Can climate adaptation be culturally sustainable in the Arctic?
While ways of reindeer husbandry may be adaptable to the changing climate, intergenerational transmission of Indigenous knowledge can be negatively
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Works by Nunavut, Canada artist Qavavau Manumie featured in Warsaw exhibition
A number of works by Canadian artist Qavavau Manumie are being featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Modern
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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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Unusual amounts of snow and ice threaten reindeer in Arctic Norway
“It’s a serious crisis,” says Elisabeth Aspaker, County Governor of Norway’s northernmost region. She calls on everyone not to disturb
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Archeologists create digital blueprints of historic sites on Canadian Arctic island
The impacts of climate change can be hard to notice on an incremental basis, but when archeologist Peter Dawson stepped off
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Scientists sound alarm on striking transformation of Bering and Chukchi ecosystems as ocean warms
A team of scientists are sounding the alarm on some of the striking changes they’re witnessing in the Bering and
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January temperatures about 10°C above normal in parts of northern Sweden, says weather service
January was warm one for Sweden, which saw average temperatures for the winter month several degrees above normal. Measurements from
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New “Frankenstein” shipping fuel could further pollute the Arctic, environmental groups say
A coalition of environmental groups is demanding answers from the oil refining and shipping industries after it emerged that new
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Davos: Finnish PM stresses importance of Arctic Council for region’s stability amidst climate change
In her international debut at the 51st World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin said the world needs
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Biosecurity an increasing concern in Arctic, Antarctic regions, experts warn
As the climate warms, biosecurity issues will become an increasing concern for the polar regions says Kevin Hughes, a researcher
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Finland far behind climate goals, think tank says
Finland’s carbon emissions are dropping far too slowly to reach the country’s climate goals, according to a fresh report from the Research
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Lack of snow due to warmer temperatures puts a damper on Finnish winter hobbies
This winter in southern and western parts of Finland has been dark, wet and unusually warm — what many Finns
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40 C temperature gap between northern and southern Finland
Winter temperatures reached their lowest level this winter when the mercury dropped to 37.7 degrees below freezing in Kevojärvi in
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