What Arctic ice can tell us about plagues, climate and conflict in the Middle Ages
New research is revealing how plagues, wars and the climate affected the economy of Medieval Europe. But researchers didn’t find
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Finland has a ‘big responsibility’ for biodiversity loss, says researcher
With one million species at risk, the devastating impact humans have had on nature was revealed in an extensive UN
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Low oil pressure caused Viking Sky engine failure says Norwegian authority
Norway’s Maritime Authority (NMA) says low oil pressure caused the engine failure that stranded the Viking Sky in stormy waters
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The Viking Sky incident – A wake-up call for the Arctic cruise industry?
When the Viking Sky, with 1,373 people on board, sent out a mayday Saturday afternoon after engine trouble stranded the
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What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science
A successful Saami-led, salmon rewilding project on the Näätämö river in Arctic Finland illustrates the success of partnership between Indigenous
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Melting ice brings down Sweden’s highest mountain peak
The summer’s hot weather has reduced Sweden’s highest mountaintop to second place. The south peak of Kebnekaise was once the
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Italian water bombers assisting Sweden in fight against spreading wildfires
Italian water bombing planes arrived on Wednesday, as emergency services are working nonstop to try to control the fires, with
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Sweden calls for volunteers to help fight raging wildfires
At least eighty fires are burning around the country at present, and many are still not under control. According to
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Wildfires ravage Sweden, Norwegian helicopters flown in for backup
Fires continue to rage in forests and fields on Monday, and things have got so bad that rescue services will
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While Trump shuns climate research, Sweden looks to lure American scientists
The Swedish government is setting up a guest research program to attract American climate and environmental scientists. We spoke to
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Heatwave sparks fears of wildfires in large parts of Sweden
It’s only mid-May but the mini heatwave has left large areas of Sweden bone-dry, leading to firefighters issuing a ban on public fires
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Swedish rivers overflow as heatwave melts northern snow
Skies are beautiful and sunny throughout much of the country, but the warmth has brought a problem: flooding, after all
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Northern Finland braces for worst spring floods in decades
The Finnish regions of Lapland (north) and Saimaa (southeast) are likely to see flooding in the coming weeks, as warm
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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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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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