Ice-Blog: Fires, drought, heatstroke – will this climate emergency tip the scales to action?
In Europe and other hitherto little affected parts of the world, we are currently experiencing some devastating impacts of climate
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Russian climate report stresses adaptation but no reduction in fossil fuel extraction
The country’s new climate adaption plan includes no intent to stagger the major production growth of coal, oil and natural
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2018 drought took toll on Swedish farmers’ mental and fiscal health, research says
A new study by Lund University shows farmers’s health and financial situation suffered from the hot, dry summer of 2018.
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Water reservoir in Iqaluit, Northern Canada almost full as winter nears
Finally some good news for Iqaluit residents regarding their water supply. An emergency project to pump water from Unnamed Lake
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Drought causing water shortages in Southcentral Alaska communities
After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and
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Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska
Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly
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Swedish farmers cautiously optimistic about harvest after last year’s drought
After last summer’s extreme drought wreaked havoc on crops all around the country, the Federation of Swedish Farmers (LRF) says
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Brush fire warnings in most of Finland this week
The weather has been very dry in south-west Finland over the past couple of weeks, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute
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Is Sweden better prepared after last year’s historic wildfire season?
Last summer’s record-breaking wildfires were the worst in recent memory. But with a spate of grass or forest fires already
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Sweden: Small fires break out due to dry conditions
Several grass and forest fires broke out in Sweden during the Easter weekend and the meteorological office SMHI warns that
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Finland’s farmers report worst grain harvest in 26 years
Finland suffered a second poor harvest in a row last year, the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) confirmed on Thursday.
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Sweden ill-equipped to deal with forest fires, report says
A government report into last summer’s forest fires concluded on Wednesday that Sweden is not sufficiently prepared to fight future
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2018 was the 4th-warmest year on record, NOAA and NASA reveal
It was another record warm year for Earth. On Wednesday, scientists from NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Even in winter, campfires spark wildfires in northern Canada
Just because it’s –30 C doesn’t mean the N.W.T. is safe from wildfires. Three person-caused wildfires were spotted near Fort
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Fewer livestock than expected slaughtered early due to Sweden’s dry summer
Fewer animals than expected have been slaughtered early due to the unusually dry weather, reports a business association for Swedish
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