Climate change brings new butterfly species to Finland
Since the turn of the century the range of butterfly species in Finland has surged due to the rising temperatures.
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Sweden seeks European Commission’s help for farmers facing historic drought
The hot and dry weather is badly affecting Sweden’s farmers. It is the worst drought in 26 years, according to
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Swedish Green Party urges action as record temperatures put strain on agriculture
The Swedish Green Party’s spokesperson Isabella Lövin focused on the environment, agriculture, and this summer’s record temperatures in her Almedalen
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Northern Barents Sea warming at alarming speed
Scientists link the sharp increase in ocean temperature to a recent decline in sea ice import. Around Svalbard, this July
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Finland needs ambitious CO2 emissions cuts to fight climate change, say researchers
Finland’s climate panel, a group of 14 leading climate change researchers, say the government needs to target an 85-100 percent
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Finnish president demands Arctic Summit to stop dangerous black carbon emissions
President Sauli Niinistö addressed the Finnish Climate Summit in Helsinki on Wednesday, calling on the Arctic Council member states to
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Norway’s Arctic islands crush May heat records
It was 6,0°C above normal in Longyarbyen (Svalbard) which concluded its 90th month in a row with above normal temperatures.
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Scientists in Sweden help Indian farmers with artificial glaciers
Researchers in Sweden are providing their expertise in snow and ice to help farmers in a remote part of northern
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While Trump shuns climate research, Sweden looks to lure American scientists
The Swedish government is setting up a guest research program to attract American climate and environmental scientists. We spoke to
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Ice-Blog – Former UN climate chief speaks out against Arctic drilling
One good thing about people no longer being in office is they are freer to come out with their own
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Blog – Climate change will destroy us… so what can we do about it?
Climate change exacerbates the weather phenomena around the world in different ways. We get plenty of snow, somewhere else there
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Finnish activists to carve giant Trump sculpture on melting glacier
The Finnish activist group Melting Ice is raising money in order to carve a 35 metre-tall ice sculpture of US
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Ice-Blog – While Arctic melts, sweltering Germany hosts UN climate talks
It’s been a scorcher of a week here in Bonn, Germany. Delegates to the UNFCCC climate talks (one of the interim meetings
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Teen researchers tell Putin Russia’s ice sheet is quickly melting
In a presentation for the Russian President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of
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Rapid Arctic warming is increasing the frequency of blizzards in U.S. Northeast: study
While the northeastern United States is recovering from the third major winter storm this month, the Arctic is experiencing one
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