Finland breaks October records with temperatures above 20 degrees
On Sunday around 2:30 PM meteorologists in Ylivieska (central Finland), some 130 kilometres south of Oulu, recorded a high of
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Scientists and leaders gather in Finnish north to talk Arctic biodiversity
Finland is hosting the Arctic Biodiversity Congress this week, where 450 scientists, government officials, indigenous peoples and experts from 26
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Thawing permafrost melts ground under homes and around Global Seed Vault in Svalbard
Houses are sagging in Longyearbyen and the unstable ground around the famous seed vault is now frozen artificially while the
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Arctic ecosystems face irreversible change without fast climate action, UN report says
UN Climate Panel tells world leaders to take far-reaching and unprecedented action to avoid irreversible changes to life on planet
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Barents Sea ecosystem undergoing dramatic change, study shows
One of the world’s most comprehensive marine research expeditions reveals powerful change in the marine life of the Barents Sea.
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Arctic coastal town of Dikson is fastest-warming place in Russia
The town of Dikson and the surrounding Taymyr Peninsula, in Russia’s central Arctic, has the most rapid temperature increase in
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Blog – When the ice melts, what will happen to Arctic tourism?
Glimmering aurora have returned to light up northern night skies, meaning that summer is drawing to a close. With these
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Cities in Finland and Sweden among Europe’s fastest-warming, data shows
This past summer was a record-breaking one in Finland. Now new data compiled by a European journalism group shows Finland featuring prominently
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Is Asian desert dust warming the Arctic’s sea surface and confusing satellites?
Large amounts of dust from Asian deserts could be contributing to the warming of Arctic sea surfaces, but satellites are
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New study predicts ‘radical re-shaping’ of Arctic landscape by 2100
A new study is revealing just how much greener and warmer the Arctic is expected to be by the end
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Melting glaciers are triggering the world’s biggest tsunamis
In October 2015, a powerful wave — as tall as 55-storey building — crashed through a fjord in Alaska, stripping
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Permafrost thawing under Arctic lakes warming climate faster than expected, says study
Permafrost that’s thawing deep under some Arctic lakes is speeding up climate warming. That’s according to a recent study led
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More warm weather across Finland after record-breaking summer
The first week of September began where August left off – with unusually warm weather. Temperatures will exceed 20 degrees
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Finnish researcher’s animation shows climate warming at startling speed
Global climate change is showing no signs of slowing down anywhere in the world, according to special researcher Antti Lipponen
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Warm water under Arctic ice a ‘ticking time bomb,’ researcher says
A pocket of warm ocean water underneath the surface of the Canada Basin could melt a significant portion of the
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