Experts question Finland’s energy decisions, data
Professors at the Lappeenranta University of Technology charge that Finland’s energy decisions are made based on misleading data. Officials at
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More Arctic research, intn’l cooperation needed
REYKJAVIK: The climatic changes taking place in the Arctic are a call to action for the world. We must answer
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Germany, Iceland cooperate on new transpolar port
The German company Bremenports has concluded an agreement with Icelandic authorities and the Icelandic engineering company Elfa on a
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The new Barents priorities
Regional identity is on the priority list of the new Russian Barents Council chairmanship along with cross-border transportation, climate, culture
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International community talks Arctic in Iceland
REYKJAVIK: The capital of Iceland stands in the Arctic limelight for the next couple of days, as people from around
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Ice-Blog: Ice melt to motivate whizzkids?
When it comes to rousing young people’s interest in climate change, the Arctic and Antarctic seem to be a good
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Eroding Arctic coastline reveals human bones
As Arctic Ocean waves from summer and fall storms eat away at Barrow’s bluffs, they take land from the living — and
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Ice-Blog: “People power”, Shell and the Arctic
This week’s announcement that Shell is abandoning its controversial Arctic oil exploration for the “foreseeable future” provoked a wide spectrum
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Will Sweden be 1st fossil-free welfare state?
Addressing the United Nation’s General Assembly on Saturday, Swedish Prime Minster Stefan Löfven said his nation would work toward becoming one
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Address Arctic on campaign trail says Nunavut
The premier of Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is calling on Canada’s political parties to clarify their positions on
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Permafrost thaw to cost global economy trillions
Permafrost may be mostly invisible underground, but the consequences of its thawing will be anything but. That’s according to a
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Scientists race to understand thawing permafrost
FAIRBANKS — Until recently, climate models, which predict everything from sea level rise to temperature increase, have largely ignored or glossed over permafrost,
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Ancient virus found in Arctic permafrost
Scientists have found a previously unknown giant virus in the permafrost of Siberia, a discovery they say is worrying at
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What Obama’s Arctic visit might mean for Paris
All eyes were on the U.S. state of Alaska last week, where a major Arctic conference was underway. The international event
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Obama leaves Arctic, what comes next?
The motorcades are gone and Denali gets to stay, but what else? What really comes of Alaska’s big presidential visit?
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