Finland’s last snow melts a month earlier than usual
The Finnish Meteorological Institute reports that it expects the last snow in Finland to melt on Sunday. Measurement stations throughout
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climate change
Blog – Climate change will destroy us… so what can we do about it?
Climate change exacerbates the weather phenomena around the world in different ways. We get plenty of snow, somewhere else there
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Canadian students flex their diplomatic chops in Arctic Council simulation
A group of Canadian students and early-career scientists got the chance to flex their diplomatic chops on Wednesday by participating
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Arctic shows what science diplomacy can achieve, Montreal forum hears
Science diplomacy will become increasingly important in a globalized world, and the Arctic is a prime example of what is
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Canada invests $1.2 million to help solve mystery of dwindling char numbers in Arctic
Canada’s department of Fisheries and Oceans has announced it will give $1,261,890 over 5 years to help solve the mystery of
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Finnish activists to carve giant Trump sculpture on melting glacier
The Finnish activist group Melting Ice is raising money in order to carve a 35 metre-tall ice sculpture of US
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Ice-Blog – While Arctic melts, sweltering Germany hosts UN climate talks
It’s been a scorcher of a week here in Bonn, Germany. Delegates to the UNFCCC climate talks (one of the interim meetings
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Endangered Finnish seal population slowly recovering
A survey of endangered Saimaa seal nests in eastern Finland has turned up 78 pups born this year. Census-takers also
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Teen researchers tell Putin Russia’s ice sheet is quickly melting
In a presentation for the Russian President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of
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Alaska’s firefighters are ready for wildfire season
It’s the start of wildland fire season in Alaska, and to make sure they’re ready for it, firefighters have been
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Agency supporting Alaska’s rural development has new interim leader
Former state senator John Torgerson has been appointed to run the Denali Commission while a search is underway for the
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On thin ice, North Pole camp folds after only 12 days
The ice became too thin and the cracks too many. This year’s Barneo North Pole base existed only 12 days.
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Five degrees Celsius ahead for Arctic Finland
Finland is set for warmer weather over the weekend, with Saturday to herald in the warmest weather of the week.
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NATO wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions
Despite rising tensions with Russia in Eastern Europe, the Baltics and more recently in the United Kingdom, NATO would like
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Blog – While West and Russia feud, council of hobbits quietly saves North
I participated in various roles in the meetings of the Arctic Council from 19 to 23 March. Many important issues
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