Climate change spurs growth of exotic fruit in Finland
Horticulturist Arno Kasvi marvels at a peach tree growing in Ruissalo, part of the southwestern Finnish city of Turku. The
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Retreating ice reveals new land in Arctic Russia
A 55 square kilometer big island is one of several pieces of land that has been discovered in the Russian
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Expedition seeks to better understand underwater sea life in Inuit region of Atlantic Canada
A 10-day research project between an ocean conservation group and the government of the Inuit region of Atlantic Canada wound
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Heat stress that caused Alaska salmon deaths a sign of things to come, scientist warns
Scientists believe heat stress killed thousands of salmon in an Alaskan river last month. From July 7 to 11, communities
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Bizarre winter weather in South caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study
There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not
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Communities in Nunavut, Arctic Canada on track for warmer than normal summer
The summer isn’t over and so far people in many Nunavut communities have been feeling the heat. “June, July and
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Greenlanders stay chill as the world reacts to heatwave
It’s not the warm days from a summer heat wave over Greenland that stress out Taatsi Pedersen. Rather, it’s how
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Finns eating more meat than ever before, report says
Food production is a major contributor to carbon dioxide emissions, according to a recent report by the Intergovernmental Panel on
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Could snow cannons in Antarctica help avert catastrophic sea level rise?
A team of climate scientists has put forward a daring solution to the instability of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet
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Finland’s green scheme to invest €40m in cycling and walking
The Antti Rinne government will be taking forward a proposal by the former Juha Sipilä-led administration to increase walking and cycling in Finland by 30 percent
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July may surpass hottest month in recorded history says World Meteorological Organization
July at least equalled, and may even have surpassed, being the hottest month in recorded history, says the World Meteorological
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Iceland glacier lost to climate change to get memorial ceremony this month
Iceland’s Okjökull glacier, or should we say former glacier, will be getting a memorial service this month when a delegation
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Research project seeks to understand climate change impacts in North American Arctic
A group of Canadian and U.S. scientists backed by a NASA aircraft packed with sophisticated remote sensing equipment have converged
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Pinpointing larvae hotspots can help guide intn’l krill fishing industry in Antarctica: study
New research published this month is shedding light on where Antarctic krill larvae gather, providing important information for future management
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2019 Arctic wildfire season ‘unprecedented’ say experts
June and July are shaping up to be the most intense Arctic wildfire periods on record with blazes raging everywhere
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