Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Latest:
  • Housing a key priority for Nunavut politicians ahead of federal budget
  • Search for graves at Yukon residential school site planned for this summer
  • ConocoPhillips details Alaska gas leak cause, remedies at hearing
  • Iqaluit day warming centre should be permanent, says society that ran pilot project
  • “China is our strategic partner,” says Governor of Russian Arctic region
Eye on the Arctic

Eye on the Arctic

Issues affecting circumpolar nations

  • Countries
    • Canada
    • Denmark/Greenland
    • Finland
    • Iceland
    • Norway
    • Russia
    • Sweden
    • USA
  • Categories
    • Environment
    • Politics
    • Society
    • Science
    • Business
    • Art and Culture
  • Longforms
  • Video Reports
  • Regard sur l’Arctique

meteorology

Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russia has never been this hot

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, January 15, 2021 at 11:03
0 Comments

It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up

Read more
Russia Society Society (Russia) 

What is happening with Arctic weather? Moscow wants to know

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, January 4, 2021 at 11:35
0 Comments

The Russian government decides to upgrade 123 meteorological stations in the Arctic. The network of meteorological stations has degraded over many

Read more
Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Record-warm Arctic summer fatal to wild reindeer in Russia, say environmentalists

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 17:55 — Last Updated: Monday, August 24, 2020 at 18:01
0 Comments

Temperature records are coming one after another across the Arctic. On the 15th August, Russian meteorologists measured 18,1° Celsius at Cape Sterligov

Read more
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
0 Comments

The money is allocated from the government’s reserve fund and is to strengthen Arctic weather forecasting. The Russian government this

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland shatters July heat record

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, August 1, 2018 at 16:29
0 Comments

The Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI) said the average temperature across all areas of Finland in July was 19.6 degrees Celsius.

Read more
General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia’s resources minister to open new Arctic office

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at 10:12
0 Comments

An improvement of the ministry structure is needed in order to meet the requirements of the Russian President, says Minister

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

No end in sight for Helsinki’s record, month-long drought

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, June 6, 2018 at 10:46
0 Comments

The Finnish capital Helsinki has had no rain for 30 days, a record-breaking dry spell for the Kaisaniemi weather station.

Read more
Finland General News Science Society (Finland) 

Researchers identify ideal temperatures for Finns

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, May 17, 2018 at 13:53
0 Comments

The unseasonal warmth is on the lips of anyone who has lived in Finland long enough to realise that the

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland hit by worst birch pollen season in years

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:39 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 16, 2018 at 11:42
0 Comments

One-fifth of Finland’s residents suffer from some form of pollen allergy, but birch pollen levels were so high on Wednesday

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Sunny skies, temperatures above 10 degrees ahead for northern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at 14:58
0 Comments

According to Yle meteorologist Toni Hellinen, this coming Sunday is forecast to be sunny over most of the country with

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

After mild weather, Finland braces for three-week chill

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, April 17, 2018 at 15:14
0 Comments

A weather outlook from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMRW) says the warmer temperatures Finland has experienced recently

Read more
solar-storm-triggered-northern-lights-likely-across-finland-if-clouds-clear
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Northern lights to be seen across Finland – if clouds clear

Yle News
Posted: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 13:11 — Last Updated: Friday, September 8, 2017 at 13:13
0 Comments

Meteorologists say that an intense display of aurora borealis may be visible in skies throughout Finland this weekend, depending on

Read more
hole-in-the-clouds-rare-skypunch-forms-over-southern-finland
Environment (Finland) Finland General Science 

Hole in the clouds : Rare skypunch forms over Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 10, 2017 at 19:10
0 Comments

A fallstreak hole – literally a gap in the clouds – was observed over Helsinki on Wednesday morning. Yle meteorologist

Read more
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Arctic Finland welcomes warm summer weather

Yle News
Posted: Monday, July 24, 2017 at 12:51 — Last Updated: Thursday, July 27, 2017 at 12:32
0 Comments

A front bringing summer-like temperatures has arrived in Finnish Lapland, but will reach the rest of the country only later in

Read more
summer-surprise-snow-in-northern-finland-prompts-ski-resort-to-reopen
Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Summer surprise: Snow in northern Finland prompts ski resort to reopen

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 6, 2017 at 17:49 — Last Updated: Friday, June 9, 2017 at 19:00
2 Comments

The skiing season ended in Northern Lapland in mid-May, but the weather there is still so cold and snowfall so

Read more
  • ← Previous
Watch the 2023 Arctic Winter Games

Feature

The Arctic in Pictures

The midnight sun in the High Arctic
News The Arctic in pictures 

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Also on RCI (Chinese)

体验加拿大之北极光下 • Experiencing Canada

Also on RCI (Spanish)

Nunavut in spanish

Also on CBC

CBC North
RCI • Radio Canada International
  • About Us
  • Contact Us

RCI

  • FRANÇAIS
  • ENGLISH
  • ESPAÑOL
  • 中文
  • العربية

Follow us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • RCI | Facebook
  • RCI | Twitter

Resources

  • RADIO-CANADA
    • Conditions d’utilisation
    • Ombudsman
  • CBC
    • Impact and Accountability
    • Ombudsperson
Copyright © 2023 Eye on the Arctic. All rights reserved.
Theme: ColourMag by ThemeGrill. Powered by WordPress.