Arctic MP named to federal cabinet in Canada
The newly-elected MP from Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut has been named minister of Fisheries and Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard.
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Blog: Mapping the Arctic’s future while erasing its past
Yesterday, Nature Climate Change published a new paper on mapping the future of the Arctic Ocean. The extent of open water
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Baltic Sea health shows improvement: researchers
The health of the highly-polluted Baltic Sea appears to be improving. Despite continuing periodic algae blooms and dead zones in
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Microplastics found in waters off Svalbard
Microplastics, the tiny plastic particles that are accumulating in marine waters and big lakes around the world, are now showing
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Research ship returning from Greenland echoes worries about ocean plastics
When one thinks about rich ecosystems that are vital for life on Earth, rainforests might first come to mind, but ocean
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New app for reporting invasive marine species in Sweden
Marine biologists from the University of Gothenburg have created an app which lets anyone with a smartphone send in pictures if they
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Former BP chief exec warns Shell about Arctic drilling
The former chief executive of BP, who headed the company during a spate of nasty disasters including the biggest ever pipeline
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Arctic ice extent stays clear of record low
Arctic sea ice extent for the month of July was lopsided, scientists said Wednesday. While ice clogged waters in northeast
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Sweden tackles microplastics problem
Sweden wants to reduce the environmental spreading of microplastics, the small particles of plastic that can be found in skin
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Record value for Norway’s seafood exports
The export values of Norwegian seafood recorded in the first half of 2015 is the highest ever, amounting to €3.78
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Beaufort, Chukchi and Bering waves are getting bigger: study
Waves grew bigger and spaced farther apart as ice cover diminished in the Arctic and sub-Arctic waters off Alaska and western Canada,
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Climate change could threaten Sweden’s shrimp
Warmer water as a consequence of climate change could threaten Swedish shrimp production on the west coast, as the animals
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Banned pollutants turn up in Alaska fur seals
A new study of contaminants known as persistent organic pollutants — various pesticides, preservatives and industrial chemicals — in the bodies of Alaska fur
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Alaska village seeks disaster relief as walrus harvests decline drastically
As recently as a few years ago, the village of Gambell on St. Lawrence Island could expect to harvest 600
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Arctic Alaska coastal erosion rates among worst in U.S. : report
The shoreline along Alaska’s northern coast has eroded at some of the fastest rates in the nation, putting local communities, oil fields and
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