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General Iceland News Politics Politics (Iceland) 

Iceland talks Arctic, Trump’s ditching of climate accord, with U.S. Secretary of State

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, February 19, 2019 at 11:22 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 10:51
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Iceland’s Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir discussed climate change with U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo in Reykjavik on Friday, saying the continued

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

What a Saami-led project in Arctic Finland can teach us about Indigenous science

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:58 — Last Updated: Friday, February 15, 2019 at 15:01
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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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Business Business (Iceland) General Iceland News 

New Arctic shipping database launched by Arctic Council working group

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, February 7, 2019 at 11:32 — Last Updated: Friday, February 8, 2019 at 10:34
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An Arctic Council working group launched a new shipping database this month that they say will help close ongoing knowledge

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Strong winds roar across central Sweden

Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 11:51
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High winds from Storm Alfrida lashed the coastline of central Sweden Wednesday morning, toppling trees, hindering traffic, and knocking out

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Strong winter storm batters Finland, causing power cuts, traffic delays

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, January 2, 2019 at 10:59
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Record wind speeds have been clocked in southern maritime districts of Finland as a storm dubbed Aapeli causes widespread power

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Environment Environment (USA) General News USA 

Magnitude 4.9 aftershock in southcentral Alaska

Wesley Early, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, December 28, 2018 at 10:30
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A magnitude 4.9 aftershock struck near Anchorage, Alaska, at 5:21 a.m on Thursday — the largest since December 1st. The

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Seasonal foods threatened by pollution problems, Swedish study says

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, December 24, 2018 at 14:54 — Last Updated: Monday, December 24, 2018 at 15:29
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Christmas dinner could be set to change, according to BalticEye, a research organisation based at Stockholm University.  The amount

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News 

CO2 may rob Arctic salmon of their sense of smell, new study says

Jackie McKay, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 16:19
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A new study out of the University of Washington and NOAA Fisheries’ Northwest Fisheries Science Centre shows rising carbon dioxide

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Canadian Chamber of Commerce backs carbon pricing, but not for the North

Sidney Cohen, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, December 19, 2018 at 11:32
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The Canadian Chamber of Commerce endorses carbon pricing in Canada, but says the tool for reducing greenhouse gas emissions won’t

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Canada General Politics Politics (Canada) 

Inuit land-claim organization in Canada’s eastern Arctic names first female CEO

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 14:08 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 13, 2018 at 14:10
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The Inuit land-claim organization in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut named Kilikvak Karen Kabloona as its new Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Archives – Dealing with problem polar bears in the Canadian Arctic

CBC Archives
Posted: Friday, October 19, 2018 at 16:23
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By the time the ice forms on Hudson Bay to take polar bears to the seal-rich feeding grounds to the

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Canada General News Science Science (Canada) 

Climate change is driving micro-algae blooms into High Arctic and may affect food chains, says study

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, October 15, 2018 at 15:53 — Last Updated: Friday, October 19, 2018 at 12:36
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Micro-algae blooms at the base of marine food chains are heading north at a rate of one degree of latitude

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(Pictured here, plastic pollution in Thailand.)
Environment (USA) News USA 

Trump signs Alaska-backed bill targeting plastic trash in Ocean

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 15:42 — Last Updated: Friday, October 12, 2018 at 16:24
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President Donald Trump on Thursday signed into law a bill sponsored by Alaska U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan. It’s called Save

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Kremlin downplays possible Putin-Trump Arctic summit

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, October 11, 2018 at 15:09
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While Finland’s President Sauli Niinistö on Wednesday said to Helsingin Sanomat that « things have progressed to the better » regarding a

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Thawing permafrost in Canada’s Northwest Territories releasing acid that’s breaking down minerals: study

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Friday, September 28, 2018 at 16:36
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Mineral weathering likely increasing carbon dioxide released into the air and water, says study. Rapidly thawing permafrost on the N.W.T.’s

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The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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