Canadian experts decry Alaska study on parasite afflicting Yukon River chinook salmon
‘Maybe this year isn’t a good year to be doing the study, when there’s no fish to study,’ says chief
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Most of Western Canada’s glaciers will melt in 80 years, University of Northern B.C. study finds
A study by international researchers using a supercomputer at the University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) has found that most
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Bering Sea ice at lowest extent in at least 5,500 years, study says
There is less sea ice in the Bering Sea now than at any time in at least 5,500 years. That’s
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Ice-free Arctic summers likely by 2050, even with climate action: study
Much of the Arctic Ocean will become ice-free during summers by 2050 even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced sharply,
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Global ocean temperatures hit new record highs in 2019 causing devastating effects in the Arctic
World ocean temperatures in 2019 were the highest ever recorded in human history, reflecting the speed at which our planet
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Methane emissions in Arctic Ocean have long been overestimated, study claims
A new study from UiT The Arctic University of Norway revealed that estimates of methane emissions released from the Arctic
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Meteorologists should watch the tropics rather than the Arctic to predict extreme cold in North America, study says
Meteorologists often look at the behaviour of the polar vortex to predict extreme cold events in North America, but the
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Beluga whales could carry a molecule preventing mercury poisoning
Could the belugas of Northern Quebec hold the key to preventing mercury intoxication in local Inuit communities? This is what
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Oldest Arctic sea ice vanishes twice as fast as rest of region, study shows
As the Earth warms up, the Arctic Ocean’s year-round ice cover is reducing at an alarming rate. Over the past
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D-vitamin deficiency during pregnancy, including lack of sun, could raise baby’s MS risk
A new dissertation claims that expecting mothers who do not get enough vitamin D could double the likelihood that their
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Medicine will cut ‘shocking’ lung infections in Inuit babies
Indigenous babies in parts of Canada’s north have the highest rates of serious lung infection in the world, research shows.
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Greening of Arctic, browning of boreal forest
Scientists and residents of Canada’s far north have been noting changes in the Arctic for many years: more plants, more shrubs
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