Obama and Nordic leaders pledge Arctic cooperation
President Obama and the leaders of the five Nordic nations declared on Friday that they have common interests in protecting
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Ice-Blog: Arctic sea ice, Greenland and Europe’s weird weather
As I write this, I am sitting in a short-sleeved shirt with the window open, enjoying an unusually warm start
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Ice extent still well below normal in Arctic
Arctic sea-ice extent in April was probably at a record low for the month, continuing this year’s trend of record
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When does Lapland’s summer start in Finland?
Finland has a special way of calculating the start of summer, and that official metric might be met this week.
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Blog: The EU’s Arctic policy – A means, not an end
Last week, the European Union launched a new integrated Arctic policy. This comes on the heels of a 2008 Arctic
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Ice-Blog: Time to cruise the Northwest Passage?
When I came across a story about a sold-out cruise through the North-West Passage planned for this summer on a
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Arctic sea ice hits new record winter low
Arctic sea ice contracted to a new record winter low this year with the largest declines in the Barents and
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Warm Easter predicted across Finland… even for Lapland
The weather forecast looks fairly bright for the Easter weekend, with drier, sunnier conditions moving in across Finland and temperatures
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Oil, Obama & drilling: Week in Review
On this week’s news round-up, we bring you some of your most read stories from Eye on the Arctic this
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Ice-Blog: Arctic future – not so permafrost
“A glance into the future of the Arctic” was the title of a press release I received from theAlfred Wegener
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New Obama plan eyes further Arctic protections
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration released its proposed five-year offshore drilling plan for federal waters Tuesday, leaning toward allowing three lease
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Warming could release carbon locked in tundra
Year after year, the tundra covering the landscape of the far north has pulled carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
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Ice-Blog: Rising seas culprit – ice or heat?
My attention was caught this week by a study that ascertained that thermal expansion accounts for a much greater share
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Algae-related toxins found in Arctic sea mammals
Toxins produced by harmful algal blooms are showing up in Alaska marine mammals as far north as the Arctic
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Arctic sea ice hit record low for January
Sea ice extent over the Arctic last month was the lowest for any January in the satellite record, with freeze-up slowed
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