Canadian Coast Guard launches summer operations in Arctic
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) has launched its summer operations in the North, deploying seven vessels to the Arctic for
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Subatomic particles could hold the key to navigating Arctic waters
Could subatomic particles called muons help us navigate through GPS-denied Arctic waters? That’s what a team of researchers believes, and
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Earth’s north magnetic pole is heading for Russia at an unprecedented rate, scientists say
The direction indicated by our compasses, the magnetic north pole, is not fixed, unlike the geographic north. In fact, it
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Blog – The Arctic shipping route no one is talking about
By mid-century – and perhaps by 2035 – a Transpolar Passage will open across the Arctic Ocean via the North
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Details of China’s nuclear-powered icebreaker revealed
To be powered by two reactors, the vessel will manage to crush ice in the Arctic at a maximum speed
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Canada’s Inuit make voices heard on Arctic shipping routes
For the first time, Inuit communities are making recommendations to the Canadian government about how they want ships to move
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Cold winter brings out Finland’s icebreakers ahead of schedule
Months of bone-chilling temperatures have turned much of the Bay of Bothnia into thick slabs of ice. Finnish icebreaker Sisu
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Norway irked by Russia’s GPS jamming near Arctic border
Military forces on the heavily militarized Kola Peninsula, in northwest Russia, have blinded GPS signals in Norwegian air space five
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GPS jamming jeopardizing public safety in Arctic Norway
Both police and rescue services in Northern Norway are deeply worried as GPS signals are interrupted. Public safety and life
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Roald Amundsen’s Maud back home 100 years after setting sail from Norway
One hundred years after a wooden ship set sail from Norway with the hopes of reaching the North Pole, the
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Oil spill cleanup ongoing in Sweden after freighter runs aground
More than a hundred people are now working to clean up an oil spill in the Tjust archipelago, in the
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Which marine mammal is most vulnerable to Arctic vessels?
As the open-water season becomes longer in the Arctic, little is known about how increasing vessel traffic affects marine mammals,
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China opens bids for its first nuclear-powered icebreaker
A powerful nuclear ship could open new waters for China’s Arctic strategy. China National Nuclear Corporation on June 21st said
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Canada ill-prepared for Arctic shipping boom, G7 sustainability summit hears
Canada is woefully unprepared for how Arctic shipping will transform the planet, heard the G7 Arctic Sustainability Summit in Montreal
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Norway blames Russian troops for GPS jamming near border
Intensive military training on the Russian side of the border creates increasing communications troubles for nearby Norwegians. The Norwegian Ministry
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