Compilation: Russia’s increasing investment in the Arctic
Russia has made reaffirming its military presence in the Arctic its top priority amid an intensifying international rivalry over the
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climate change
Could millions of wind-powered pumps slow sea ice retreat in Arctic?
The idea of using millions of of wind-power pumps throughout the Arctic to facilitate sea-ice formation was first floated by
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The North sees little mention in Canadian federal throne speech
In a promise to fight climate change, “walk the road of reconciliation,” and to keep Canadians healthy, Gov. Gen. Julie
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Arctic Canada: label ringed seals a species of concern, wildlife advisers tell feds
Ringed seals in Nunavut are facing changes in their habitats because of climate change, says a group of wildlife advisers.
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2019 shaping up to be the second or third warmest year on record, says WMO provisional report
The WMO Provisional Statement on the State of the Global Climate in 2019, released this week, says the global average
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Arctic Council wants to up youth engagement on North
The importance of upping youth engagement on northern issues was one of the focus topics at the recent Arctic Council,
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‘This is positive’: global carbon emissions set to grow slowly in 2019
Global carbon emissions rose only 0.6 percent in 2019 due to a decline in the worldwide use of coal, according
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International Inuit leaders and youth take climate message to COP25 in Madrid
A group of international Inuit leaders will be attending the COP25 climate conference in Madrid, and is calling on Arctic
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Indigenous leader named Northerner of the Year by Canadian magazine
Dana Tizya-Tramm, chief of the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Canada’s northwestern Arctic, has been named Notherner of the Year
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Canada’s social-democratic party leader promises to push for climate action in Nunavut’s capital
Nunavut’s new MP toured the leader of the NDP around Iqaluit this weekend. MP Mumilaaq Qaqqaq and NDP leader Jagmeet
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International voices publish multiple reports calling for immediate action on climate change
Over the past week, various scientific reports from influential organizations and scientific communities such as the UN and WMO have
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Earth set to warm 3.2 C by 2100 unless efforts to cut emissions are tripled: UN report
Without drastic action, our planet is headed toward warming of 3.2 C in less than 100 years, according to a
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We’ll see an ‘ice-free’ Arctic this century, says latest research
Researchers at the University of California’s Center for Climate Science say they have narrowed the projections of when the Arctic
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Warm winter expected across the Arctic
Air temperatures will be above normal across the whole region and ice layers far below norms, an international group of
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Canada’s Inuit look forward to working with newly appointed ministers
Canada’s national Inuit organization, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK), and the Canadian section of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) have indicated
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