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Blog: International Polar Bear Day – Only rapid emissions reductions can ensure the Arctic icons survive beyond 2100

Irene Quaile
Posted: Friday, February 26, 2021 at 09:57
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February 27th is International Polar Bear Day. In the rapidly warming Arctic climate, sea ice is declining at record rates, destroying

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Greenland calls election after government breaks up

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 15:25
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Greenland’s government called a national election Tuesday after parliament threatened it with a no-confidence vote, just over a week after

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Politics Politics (USA) RCI 

Analysis: Trump’s legacy leaves Arctic with fewer environmental protections and more risk of conflict, experts warn

John Last, CBC North
Posted: Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at 10:31
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From idea to buy Greenland to development in Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, Trump has left his mark As U.S. President

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Business Business (Denmark/Greenland) Countries Denmark/Greenland General RCI 

Canadian geologist raises questions about controversial Greenland mining project

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 18:47 — Last Updated: Friday, January 8, 2021 at 19:24
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As residents of five communities in southern Greenland gear up for public hearings about a proposed rare earths mining project

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Denmark/Greenland General RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Greenland launches COVID-19 vaccination campaign

Levon Sevunts, Radio Canada International
Posted: Monday, January 4, 2021 at 15:32 — Last Updated: Monday, January 4, 2021 at 15:35
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Health authorities in Greenland launched on Monday their vaccination campaign against the coronavirus in the capital Nuuk, according to reports

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Denmark/Greenland RCI Society Society (Denmark/Greenland) 

Danish PM apologizes to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in 1950s

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, December 11, 2020 at 09:23
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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen apologized this week to Greenlanders taken to Denmark as children in the 1950s. “I have

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Environment Environment (Russia) General RCI Russia 

2020 shaping up to be among warmest years on record says WMO

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at 15:05
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This year is shaping up to be among warmest years on record with extreme temperatures observed around the world, including

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Environment Environment (Norway) Norway 

Shocking temperatures across the Arctic

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 13:57
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The hottest October ever in Europe is now followed by a November weekend with an average of 6,7°C above normal

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Blog Politics Politics (USA) RCI USA 

Blog – Arctic policy after the U.S. Election, damage control ahead?

Marc Lanteigne
Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 15:10
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To say that United States foreign policy has experienced major upheavals, many of which have caused far more harm than

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Politics Politics (USA) RCI USA 

Inuit org says term “local communities” undermines Indigenous rights on international stage

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 10:33 — Last Updated: Friday, October 30, 2020 at 11:11
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) says the use of the term “local communities” by UN member states, as well international

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) RCI 

Rise in sea level from ice melt in Greenland and Antarctica match worst-case scenario: study

Amy Tucker, CBC
Posted: Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 17:05
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About a year ago, water and climate expert Bob Sandford flew over Greenland at a moment he says was historic, both

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Blog Business Business (USA) USA 

Blog – To stop coronavirus, Arctic communities took matters into their own hands. Can it last?

Mia Bennett
Posted: Tuesday, September 8, 2020 at 17:09
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Across the Arctic each summer, thousands of tourists and scientists descend upon the region’s villages, research stations, and glaciers. This

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) 

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return, study finds

Thomson Reuters
Posted: Monday, August 17, 2020 at 11:43
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Greenland’s ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly

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General RCI Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic community grieves researcher’s tragic death in Greenland

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 17, 2020 at 08:51
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One week after the death of Konrad Steffen, a Swiss/U.S. dual citizen, while doing field work in Greenland, friends and

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Canada RCI Society Society (Canada) 

International Inuit organization launches new podcast

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 10, 2020 at 09:19
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The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) launched a new podcast last week that the organization hopes will amplify the work, and

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