Ice-Blog: Keeping Greenland in focus
Two interesting publications relating to Greenland caught my eye over the past few days. But it has not proved easy
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Ice-Blog: Greenland melt natural or man-made?
And does it ultimately make any difference? Scientists from the University of Washington (UW) have published a paper in Nature
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Ice-Blog: Greenland’s icecap losing stability
Catching up on the last few weeks of icy news after a spring holiday, my eye was caught by an
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Thousands gather for Arctic Winter Games in Alaska
FAIRBANKS — About 2,000 young athletes from around the circumpolar north, along with thousands of supporters and volunteers, kicked off
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Ice-Blog: Arctic infrastructure cannot keep pace
The Russian response to Greenpeace’s protest at the Arctic Prirazlomnoye oil rig made it clear to a lot of people
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Ice-Blog: Greenland glacier at record speed
I have been working on a story about whether the Arctic infrastructure would be able to cope with a shipping
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New chair of ICC to come from Canada’s eastern Arctic
Okalik Eegeesiak, an Inuk from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is expected to become the next chair of the
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Blog: Are Denmark’s new frigates Arctic-ready?
Over here in Canada there was plenty of controversy in 2013 over the cost of the country’s new Arctic patrol
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Eye on the Arctic – 2013 Year in Review
2013 was another big year for Arctic news, especially in Canada. Earlier this year, Canada took over chairmanship of
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BLOG: Filipino diaspora in the Arctic sends help back home
The Filipino diaspora is one of the most widespread in the world, with members making their homes from Alaska to
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Ice-Blog: Greenpeace: Pirates, Hooligans – what next?
If it didn’t involve thirty committed conservationists being imprisoned and intimidated, I might be inclined to see the Russian authorities’
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Report suggests subsidies for internet, phone bills in Canada’s North
A new report by the Conference Board of Canada’s Centre for the North is highlighting some of the problems with
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Circumpolar art takes centre stage at Canadian exhibit
A new exhibit called Sakahàn, featuring works by indigenous artists from around the world, is currently underway at the National
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