Climate, tourism and Obama’s big surprise: 2016 Arctic Year in Review
The end of the year is a time to take stock. Here at Eye on the Arctic, it’s also the
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More Swedes travel abroad for xmas holidays
Air travel abroad from Swedish airports over the Christmas and New Year holidays have increased by 50 percent over a
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Ice-Blog: Can environmentalists trump Trump’s climate plans?
When it comes to the latest data on the state of the Arctic sea ice, the Greenland ice sheet or
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Blog: The innovation imperative in Arctic policy
Arctic foreign policy, like public policy in general, goes through phases. Our current phase began around 2006 and can
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Tanker-truck crashes and spills an increasing worry on Alaska highways say regulators
Federal and state regulators in Alaska say they’re working to stem what has been a growing number of tanker-truck accidents in
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Ice-Blog: New report sees Arctic melt on course to tip global climate
Scientists say the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard has seen such extreme warmth this year that the average annual temperature could
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Warmer Arctic Ocean temperatures delay sea ice formation
New satellite data is proving what Canada’s Inuit have been saying for years: the oldest and thickest multiyear ice is
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Record heat sends shockwave through Arctic
From Svalbard to the New Siberian Islands. The Russian and Norwegian Arctic has never been this warm in November. Weather
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Swedes help in hunt to locate oldest ice on Earth
A team of European scientists, including experts from Sweden, are looking to find the oldest ice on Earth. They’re hoping
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Snow-buried Stockholm begins digging out
After 39 cm of snow blanketed central Stockholm on Wednesday, the city is struggling to get roads clear and traffic
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Continued snow disrupts traffic, transportation schedules in Finland… except in Arctic
The weather forecast is predicting up to 10 centimetres of additional snow on the south coast by Wednesday afternoon. Officials
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Alaska: Barrow’s record-warm October continues pattern associated with low sea ice
The nation’s northernmost community just closed out its warmest October on record, and other far-north parts of Alaska also posted
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Groundbreaking lawsuit filed against Norway over Arctic oil drilling
Environmental groups Nature & Youth and Greenpeace argue that Barents Sea oil must remain in ground if Norway should fulfill
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Walrus congregation in Northwest Alaska apparently short-lived this year
A congregation of walruses spotted on a Northwest Alaska beach Friday numbered about 6,000, but the animals had departed within days and
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Blog: Russia’s Yamal Peninsula reveals the paradox of sustainable Arctic development
For the fourth year in a row, Arctic Circle, the world’s largest gathering on Arctic issues convened in Iceland’s capital.
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