Saimaa seal population believed to have grown in Finland
Mild weather and melting ice cover disrupted the spring count, but more pups may have been born than the year
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Jump in, the water’s (mostly) fine in Finland, study finds
It’s safe to swim at the vast majority of Finland’s public beaches, according to a new report from the European
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Researchers get rare time-lapse video of glacial lake flood in Northern Canada
When scientists installed a time-lapse camera near the Donjek Glacier in Kluane National Park and Reserve in July, they thought
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After two dry summers, lakes and wells running low in Finland
After two summers with below-average rainfall, lake water levels are exceptionally low in many parts of Finland, and private wells
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Blue-green algae: Finland’s best August levels in 20 years
Toxic blue-green algae, technically known as cyanobacteria, has been unusually rare on Finnish inland waters this summer despite spells of
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Thousands of fish in Finnish lake dead from unknown cause
Officials said on Monday they were no closer to determining the cause of the death of thousands of fish that
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Invasive “moss animal” gains foothold in parts of Finland
Two years ago, residents of Lempääla in the Tampere region noticed an odd jelly-like organism at a local beach. Now,
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Lake waters in Finland exceptionally warm after record temperatures
The surface waters of lakes across Finland are significantly warmer than usual for this time of year. The surface water
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Ice conditions in northwestern Canada unusual this year, snowmobile association says
Yukon’s Klondike Snowmobile Association is urging people to be cautious and well-prepared when they head into the backcountry, saying ice
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Many towns in Sweden seek funds to clean up polluted sites
The western city of Borås is hoping to get state money to clean up old textile industry residues that wound
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In Northern Canada, researchers pull big fish from lakes in hopes of reducing toxic mercury risk
Researchers aim to limit the amount of mercury in the ecosystem in the Northwest Territories (Northern Canada) by removing contaminated
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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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Western science, traditional knowledge combine in Northern Canadian fish monitoring project
Cutting up fish, collecting mud samples and crunching data might sound like a messy, nerdy summer job to some high
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Endangered Finnish seal population slowly recovering
A survey of endangered Saimaa seal nests in eastern Finland has turned up 78 pups born this year. Census-takers also
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Warming lake waters defy Jaakko’s Day legend in Finland
Although according to ancient Finnish legend, sea and lake waters begin to cool on July 25, the opposite seems to
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