July registers fifth lowest Arctic sea ice extent in satellite record
Average sea ice extent for the month of July ended up the fifth lowest since satellite records began in 1979, according to
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Can Finland’s cool weather be a future tourist draw?
Finland’s residents may not think much of the country’s weather, but several event organisers and tourism advocates are starting to
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Ice-Blog: Greenland on the horizon
When I first visited Greenland back in 2009, it was not a place that made the news very often. This
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A century in 35 seconds: Finnish hit video illustrates global warming
Meteorological researcher Antti Lipponen from Kuopio says his phone has been ringing off the hook after he shared a 35
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3 Interior Alaska towns just had their warmest month on record
For the Interior Alaska towns of Bettles, Tanana and McGrath, July was the warmest calendar month ever recorded, the National Weather Service reported Tuesday.
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Goose population shrinks in southern Alaska, but grows in Arctic
For decades, the crowds of small, dark sea geese on the tundra of southwestern Alaska’s Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta have been thinning,
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U.S. federal scientist says Arctic climate work cost him position
A former policy adviser at the Interior Department said the Trump Administration has retaliated against him for warning about the dangers
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Canada’s science minister in North to observe climate change
Canada’s science minister Kirsty Duncan is in the Arctic this week to visit climate change scientists. Duncan’s trip began on July 17
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As sea ice gets scarcer, polar bear attacks on people become more frequent
As Arctic sea ice has dwindled, polar bear attacks on people have increased — correlated trends that point to distressed conditions
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‘The permafrost is dying’: Alaska city sees increased shifting of roads and buildings
BETHEL — Along the main thoroughfare here, drivers brake for warped asphalt. Houses sink unevenly into the ground. Walls crack and
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What Swedes think of Volvo’s electric announcement
Swedish car giant Volvo announced on Wednesday that all of its new cars launched from 2019 would be partially or
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Volvo to go all electric starting in 2019
Volvo is to put an electric motor in every new model it produces from 2019 as it seeks to lead legacy
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Rare seals from Finland’s Saimaa lake in danger, says WWF
One of the world’s rarest seal species faces a renewed threat from fishing nets as a temporary ban is lifted
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Plenty of water? Canadian Arctic communities on the verge of running out
Looking at a map of Arctic Canada, it seems there are literally thousands of lakes and rivers, yet many Arctic
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Polar bears’ switch to land foods showing up in lowered mercury levels
For polar bears pushed to shore as summer sea ice vanishes, there appears to be a side benefit — mercury levels
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