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July may surpass hottest month in recorded history says World Meteorological Organization

5 August 20195 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, Canada, climate change, Copernicus Climate Change Programme, Russia, Siberia, weather, wildfires

July at least equalled, and may even have surpassed, being the hottest month in recorded history, says the World Meteorological

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2019 Arctic wildfire season ‘unprecedented’ say experts

30 July 20192 August 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Alaska, Canada, climate change, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, emissions, European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, Russia, Siberia, vegetation

June and July are shaping up to be the most intense Arctic wildfire periods on record with blazes raging everywhere

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Aircraft that breached Finnish airspace was from Russian state, officials confirm

25 July 201926 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments aircraft, airspace, defence, Finland, Helsinki, Porvoo, Russia

Finland’s Border Guard has confirmed that the aircraft which breached Finnish airspace last week was owned by the Russian state.

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Russia’s visa reform could make St. Petersburg trips easier and cheaper

24 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments e-visa, Russia, tourists, train, travel, visa

Russia is planning to reform it’s tourist visa system, and introduce an online, free-of-charge visa for travel to certain areas,

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Big supplies on their way to bases in Arctic Russia

24 July 201931 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments military bases, Russia, Sevmorput, shipping, ships, Supplies, vessel

More than 37 thousand tons of foodstuff and construction materials are being delivered to 60 bases and units all over

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Arctic Norwegian mayor to attend Northern Fleet parade in Russia

24 July 201925 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Kirkenes, military, Northern Fleet, Norway, nuclear weapons, Russia, security, Severomorsk

“I see this as part of a neighbour policy the Norwegian government wants. We have normal relations,” says Kirkenes mayor

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Russian Arctic town explores new way to North Pole

23 July 201923 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments expeditions, Khatanga, Russia, tourism, travel

Local authorities in Khatanga, northern Russia aims for the development of a tourism route to the top of the world.

An Su-34 bomber jet flyng near Moscow in 2009. (Alexander Zemlianichenko/AFP/ Getty Images)

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Russia establishes new Arctic air squadron to protect its Northern Sea Route

19 July 201919 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments air force, defense, Northern Sea Route, Russia, squadron, Su-34

A Russian fleet of Su-34 fighter jets is to be deployed across the Northern Sea Route. Their main base might

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Russia’s Rosneft gives oil barrel-looking toys to zoo-enclosed polar bears

19 July 201922 July 2019 Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments oil, polar bear, Rosneft, Russia

The plastic plaything is aimed to prevent the animals from going nuts in captivity. You might have seen one in

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Arctic Russia: Murmansk Shipping Company loses control over its only passenger line

17 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, Kola Peninsula, Murmansk, Murmansk Shipping Company, Russia

The Murmansk Shipping Company is no longer capable of operating the 42 year old liner that serves isolated settlements along

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Russian aircraft suspected of airspace violation in Finland

17 July 201918 July 2019 Yle News 0 Comments aircraft, airspace, defence, Finland, Helsinki, Porvoo, Russia

Finland’s Border Guard said it suspected that a Russian aircraft entered Finnish airspace on Wednesday morning. The airspace incursion reportedly

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Norwegian ships accompany Chinese rig to Russian Arctic drill site

16 July 201919 July 2019 Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments China, energy, Gazprom, Kara Sea, Murmansk, Novatek, offshore drilling, oil, Rosneft, Russia

A fleet of supply ships surround the Chinese rig “Nan Hai Ba Hao” as it gets ready to spud a

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Canada files submission to establish continental shelf outer limits in Arctic Ocean

24 May 201929 May 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments Denmark, mapping, research, resources, Russia, Science, United Nations

Canada filed its Arctic continental shelf submission with the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on Thursday,

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U.S. stonewalling on climate language scuttles Arctic Council declaration

7 May 201910 May 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments black carbon, China, climate change, environment, Iceland, indigenous, Rovaniemi, Russia, Science, shipping, weather

ROVANIEMI, Finland – For the first time in history, an Arctic Council ministerial ended without a joint declaration from the

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U.S. stuns audience by tongue-lashing China, Russia on eve of Arctic Council ministerial

6 May 20197 May 2019 Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments China, climate change, environmnent, Finland, Mike Pompeo, Paris Climate Agreement, Rovaniemi, Russia, security, Trump

ROVANIEMI, Finland – U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo stunned onlookers Monday by tongue-lashing China and Russia during an Arctic

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