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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish climate heating up: report

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 11:09 — Last Updated: Friday, March 29, 2019 at 14:34
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A string of abnormally hot temperatures recorded in Finland in recent years provides evidence for climate change, the Finnish Meteorological

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Warmest winter ever on the Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, March 28, 2019 at 11:35
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Parts of the region had an average temperature almost 4 degrees Celsius above normal. The Russian Arctic is becoming increasingly

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Students in Arctic Norway go out on climate strike

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 14:19 — Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 14:20
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“What do we want? Action! – When do we want it? – Now!” “Why go to school today if the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Why a man from Northern Canada created a Twitter bot that monitors temperature trends

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 11:55
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Will Gagnon says it was a vulnerable moment that led him to eventually create a Twitter bot to raise more

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Environment Environment (Norway) General News Norway 

Arctic Norway: temperatures on Svalbard have been above normal for 100 straight months

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 09:25 — Last Updated: Monday, March 25, 2019 at 09:29
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“Some months have seen temperatures in the area around Longyearbyen with as much as 12-14 degrees [Celsius] over normal,” says

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Sweden ‘too slow’ in meeting emissions goals: climate report

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 21, 2019 at 13:52
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Sweden’s greenhouse gas emissions are declining but not quickly enough, the country’s Climate Policy Council announced on Thursday. It said

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Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Chair Lisa Murkowski, R-AK, speaks during a committee hearing on the world energy outlook in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC on February 28, 2019. (Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images)
General News Politics Politics (USA) USA 

Alaska’s Senator Murkowski focusing on innovation, not policy, in fight against climate change

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 10:53 — Last Updated: Tuesday, March 19, 2019 at 11:07
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Sen. Lisa Murkowski is talking about global warming more than ever these days. While the Green New Deal is a

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Sweden will need bold actions to reach climate targets

Ulla Engberg, Radio Sweden
Posted: Monday, March 18, 2019 at 11:55
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Sweden can meet its targets of cutting its greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2045, but it’ll require strong political

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finnish youth join global climate strike

Yle News
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 14:36 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 14:38
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Finnish young people joined a global climate strike on Friday, urging politicians and decision-makers to take action to prevent climate

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Thousands in Sweden join Greta Thunberg for worldwide climate strike

Simon Linter, Radio Sweden
Posted: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 10:02 — Last Updated: Friday, March 15, 2019 at 12:40
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Students braved the pouring rain to hear artists play and 16 year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg speak. She described climate

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Environment Environment (Sweden) General News Sweden 

Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize

Radio Sweden
Posted: Thursday, March 14, 2019 at 10:34
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Sixteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg has been nominated for this year’s Nobel Peace Prize, by three Norwegian MPs. “We

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Blog Finland General News Society Society (Finland) 

Blog – I was angry with the media for how it covered the Arctic

Timo Koivurova
Posted: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 14:18 — Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 14:24
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I was angry with the media for a long time. Many newspapers and news sites told us that there was

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Communities in Canada’s central Arctic have warmest February since 2006

Mackenzie Scott, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, February 28, 2019 at 15:09 — Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 09:33
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While most of Canada has been experiencing a colder winter, Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, in the northern part of the Northwest

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Resident in northwestern Canada warns of ice cave’s dangers after close call

CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 15:00
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Paul Inglis and his family drove a couple of hours from Whitehorse, Yukon, then hiked another couple of hours to

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Environment Environment (Russia) General News Russia 

Russia funds research to improve Arctic weather forecasts

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at 09:58 — Last Updated: Friday, March 1, 2019 at 09:46
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The money is allocated from the government’s reserve fund and is to strengthen Arctic weather forecasting. The Russian government this

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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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