Canada’s prime minister announces launch of Arctic research program
Canada’s prime minster marked the first day of his annual northern tour with the announcement of the National Research Council (NRC)
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Blog: USA steps up Arctic game with appointment of Papp as special representative
Since 2006, eleven different states have appointed Arctic Ambassadors/Envoys, and last week the United States became the twelfth, with Secretary
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Worst forest fire season in decades in Canada`s Northwest Territories
The wildfire season continues to get worse in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT). Already listed as the worst season for fires
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Arctic air clearer after Soviet Union’s collapse, long-term study says
The clouds of black carbon soiling snow and ice in Finland’s Arctic region have diminished significantly since the middle of
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Alaska wood frogs are champion deep-freeze hibernators: study
North America’s northernmost amphibians can stay frozen solid most of the year before they thaw and emerge to hop, breed,
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Report: Human effect on climate raises questions about Arctic’s future
As ice sheets melt and thawing permafrost coastlines erode, what archaeological resources will be uncovered and possibly lost to the
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Ability to respond to oil spill in the Arctic called ‘sorely lacking’
Before anyone can adequately respond to oil spills in the U.S. Arctic, people need to know much more about what
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Blog: Extractive frontiers – The Arctic and Central Asia
At first glance, it might seem odd to compare the Arctic and Central Asia – two regions whose physical geographies
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World’s farthest-north dinosaur bone find sheds light on Cretaceous world
The world’s northernmost dinosaur discovery is shedding light on prehistoric life in the far north during the Cretaceous period, according
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Blog – MH370: What if it were to happen in the Arctic?
Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 disappeared while flying between the Asian capitals of Kuala Lumpur and Beijing. Based on analysis
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Passport troubles keep some athletes from Arctic Winter Games in Alaska
The challenge of getting a passport in a timely manner in Canada’s remote northern communities meant some athletes had to
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Russia’s Ukraine moves not yet spilling into Arctic Council
Like a pristine winter landscape, all looks surprisingly serene among Russia, Canada and their fellow Arctic Council members. But just
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Exxon chief: ‘World may not care whether Alaska gas ever gets developed’
JUNEAU — Exxon Mobil’s chairman is praising Alaska for abandoning its attempt to get an independent gas pipeline built and
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Greenland meeting to discuss Arctic fishing
International delegations from five Arctic coastal nations are meeting in Greenland this week to discuss Arctic fishing. Huge sections of
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Blog: Big hockey weekend for Eye on the Arctic community
It will be a big Olympic hockey weekend for the Eye on the Arctic community! Finland’s @leijonat faces off against
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