Referendum rejects wind farm in Swedish municipality
A majority of people voting in a local referendum have said no to a wind park in a hilly, forested
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WMO verifies -69.6 C northern hemisphere cold record in Greenland
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has recognized the coldest recorded temperature in the northern hemisphere as being -69.6 C that
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2020 shaping up to have second lowest Arctic sea ice extent on record
This season’s sea-ice extent is soon reaching minimum, with a specially sharp decline north of Svalbard and Russia’s Arctic archipelagos.
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Ten billion kroner for Sweden’s upcoming climate budget
Almost ten billion kronor in the upcoming autumn budget will go to measures that help cut climate emissions in industry and
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New podcast holds up Canadian Indigenous voices on climate change
A new podcast is bringing together Indigenous perspectives on climate change and decolonization. It’s called Story-telling/Story-listening: Decolonizing Research. It’s the brainchild
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Russian mayor charged over Arctic fuel spill resigns
The mayor of the Russian Arctic city of Norilsk, who was charged with negligence last month over a major fuel
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Indigenous groups paying the price for Russia’s massive Arctic fuel spill
In 2017, the New York Times called Norilsk “Russia’s coldest and most polluted industrial city.” It may not be getting colder but
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Nordics should aim for common approach to China’s Arctic involvement says report
As China’s activity ramps up in the North, Nordic countries should aim to develop a common approach to the Asian
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‘They get around’: Pelicans spotted as far north as Nunavut, in Canadian Arctic
Pelicans have landed near Kugluktuk, Nunavut, near the coast of the Arctic Ocean, and Lashawna Taipana has the photos to prove it. Taipana
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Russian watchdog seeks nearly $3B in damages over Arctic fuel spill in Siberia
Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion rubles, or $2.8
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Norway proposes to open 125 new oil exploration blocks in the Barents Sea
Environmentalists in Norway didn’t believe what they read when the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy on June 24 presented suggestion for
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Works by Nunavut, Canada artist Qavavau Manumie featured in Warsaw exhibition
A number of works by Canadian artist Qavavau Manumie are being featured in an exhibit at the Museum of Modern
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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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Jump in, the water’s (mostly) fine in Finland, study finds
It’s safe to swim at the vast majority of Finland’s public beaches, according to a new report from the European
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Clean-up of major diesel spill in Russian Arctic won’t be completed until next winter
Thousands of tons of spilled diesel oil are being pumped into special containers placed along affected rivers and creeks. The
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