Warmer Barents Sea hits kittiwake birds reproduction capacity
Capelin prefers cold water. With increased influx of warmer Atlantic waters into the Barents Sea, the capelin naturally moves further
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Arctic: Record ice-loss, highest melt rate in 1,500 years
The latest Arctic Report Card, an annual scientific assessment of Arctic conditions by the U.S-based National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Al Gore: Climate change is a huge business opportunity
The former US vice president Al Gore said in his keynote speech at Slush on Thursday that climate change is
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Finns less interested in NATO, keep faith in EU
Fewer Finns than before say they think Finland should join the NATO military alliance, according to a new survey by
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Environment ministers on Barents coast to discuss Arctic sea safety and climate change
Environment ministers from Norway and Sweden, plus an advisor for Russia’s minister will get first-hand knowledge about how Vardø Vessel
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New Arctic data debunks 1998-2012’s “global warming hiatus”
Researchers have long puzzled over an apparent contradiction in climate change calculations that suggested global warming may have paused or
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Blog – Who really built Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean?
Canada’s first highway to the Arctic Ocean opened on Wednesday. This 138-kilometer road between Inuvik, the administrative hub and biggest
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Climate change may boost wine production in southern Sweden
This year’s harvest has been the worst yet for Hällåkra Vingård, a Skåne vineyard near the Baltic Sea. But as
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Worrisome discovery near North Pole
A British team of researchers aboard two small ice strengthened yachts have made a shocking discovery farther north than any
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Renewables to provide bulk of Finland’s energy in 2018
Finland’s energy market is poised to shift into a new gear next year. Renewable energy sources are expected to produce
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Lack of sea ice has deep impact on wildlife and upcoming weather in Alaska
Sea ice is sparse in Arctic waters off Alaska, and the implications for animals, upcoming winter weather and next year’s ice
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Environmental groups call on Arctic cruise industry to reduce pollution in Iceland
Recent air samples taken in Iceland suggest cruise ships arriving and departing from Reykjavik are negatively affecting air quality, according
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Alaska youth environmental group asks state to regulate greenhouse gas emissions
A group of youth activists, impatient with the state’s response to global warming, formally petitioned Alaska Gov. Bill Walker’s administration
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Researchers ask citizens to monitor Alaska berries
A group of scientists from the University of Alaska Fairbanks are hoping to give pickers better data on when berries
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Walruses gather in Alaska at earliest date ever recorded
Several hundred Pacific walruses have started to gather on an island off the northwest coast of Alaska — the earliest
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