Warming Arctic could be at heart of deadly July heatwave
It’s been a hot July. Wildfires in Greece killed at least 83, Sweden is desperately fighting fires above the Arctic
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Communities wrestle with shark-bite mystery off Alaskan coast
Sometimes it’s seals with amputated flippers. Or even a sea lion snatched seemingly out of thin air. But for at
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Forest fires are raging across the Barents region
Firefighters combat wildfires from the Kola Peninsula (Northwestern Russia) to Norrbotten (Northern Sweden) as record heat wave continues north of
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Lasting drought behind Sweden’s worst projected harvest in 25 years
Sweden’s farmers are facing the worst grain harvest in a quarter of a century, according to the latest prognosis from
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Study in Northern Quebec to assess impact of climate change on Inuit’s food
A project aimed at examining the impacts of climate change on Inuit health embarked on its second leg this summer,
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Forest fires will become more frequent as climate warms, says scientist
The fires raging across Sweden are in line with what scientists expect, as more greenhouse gases are emitted and the
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This year’s exceptional heat is becoming the new normal, scientists warn
By July 15, at least 70 people in Quebec (province in eastern Canada) had died of heat-related complications as temperatures
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Hundreds flee historic wildfires, Sweden’s PM says better preparedness needed
Hundreds of people have been forced to abandon their homes as forest fires are now reaching historic sizes. Jämtland County,
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Warming Arctic shrinking Canadian glaciers at alarming rate says study
Arctic glaciers are shrinking at an alarming rate and show no signs of regeneration, says a recent study conducted in
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River in northwestern Canada caused global cooling 13,000 years ago: study
A massive freshwater flood that caused a millennium-long global cooling event came from the Mackenzie River, according to a new
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Swedish icebreaker heading for North Pole to study melting sea ice
The icebreaker Oden will embark next week on an Arctic research expedition to study how clouds are formed there and
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Glacier half the size of Manhattan breaks off Greenland
All was quiet on June 22 as Canadian husband-and-wife scientists David and Denise Holland settled in for the night off
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Climate change brings new butterfly species to Finland
Since the turn of the century the range of butterfly species in Finland has surged due to the rising temperatures.
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Trump hasn’t made the world safer, say overwhelming number of Finns in poll
If there is one thing that unites most Finns regardless of gender, income or place of residence it is a
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Sweden seeks European Commission’s help for farmers facing historic drought
The hot and dry weather is badly affecting Sweden’s farmers. It is the worst drought in 26 years, according to
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