Hotter summers set Lapland ablaze
By Matthew Schilke This season, blazes in the Inari region have nearly doubled. Experts say future fire seasons will be
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Yukon Quest to follow new route this winter because of climate change
Race in February will start and end in Teslin via Ross River and Faro The Yukon Quest sled dog race
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Four out of five Swedish glaciers may disappear by 2100
By Hannah Thule Due to climate change Earth’s glaciers are melting at record speed. A researcher at Tarfala Research Station
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Warming climate changing CO2 balance in northern ecosystems: study
A recent study has found that climate change is significantly altering how northern ecosystems manage carbon dioxide (CO2) in permafrost
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Snakes appear in the Russian north as the Arctic warms
By Elizaveta Vereykina Climate change also drives spiders and herons out of their natural habitat A major change in the
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Warming springtime waters will mean more salmon in the Arctic, research shows
‘In the last 20 years or so, they’re catching more and more salmon in more places’ Pacific salmon are taking advantage
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Unusually high May temperatures in Finland
Finland posted unusually warm temperatures in May, despite a colder-than-typical middle of the month. “The month was about 1.8 degrees
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Permafrost thaw impacts are wide, but not climate tipping point: study
An international research team has found that while permafrost is melting in sync with global warming, it is not contributing
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Blog: Greenland’s Roles in Arctic Security: Many Paths Leading to One?
The security situation in the Arctic has continued to evolve, due to both the continuing effects of climate change and the spillover
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Warm weather in Alaska highlights risk climate change poses to future AWG
As delegates and volunteers return home from this year’s Arctic Winter Games in Alaska, officials and coaches are thinking about
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Arctic Council cooperation with Russia: “We should not close those doors”
“For the time being, Russia’s annual contributions to the Arctic Council’s budget have been suspended, pending the resumption of pragmatic
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Blog: COP28 was bad news for the world’s ice & those whose future depends on it
I went to Dubai for the UN Climate Conference COP28 with mixed feelings. On the one hand, the controversy over
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UN agency cites worrying warming trend as COP28 summit grapples with climate change
The United Nations weather agency is reporting that glaciers shrank more than ever from 2011 and 2020 and the Antarctic
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Hard hit by climate change, Indigenous leaders want strong voice at COP28
Climate change ‘impacts how we exist,’ says Métis leader at global climate summit. From disappearing salmon stocks and caribou herds
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Blog : COP28 in oil-rich Dubai – Can states agree action to protect the cryosphere ?
There has never been a more pressing need for the world to unite and take urgent, radical action to halt
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