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Admiral Robert Papp (pictured here in 2013) is the U.S. Special Representative to the Arctic. (Sean D. Ellio / The Day / AP)

Big changes in Far North since US last chaired Arctic Council

Yereth Rosen, Alaska Dispatch News
Posted: Friday, February 13, 2015 at 14:51 — Last Updated: Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at 13:15
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When the United States last led the eight-nation Arctic Council, September sea ice still covered about 2.3 million square miles, Royal Dutch Shell had

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2014 the second hottest year in Finnish history

Yle News
Posted: Monday, January 5, 2015 at 14:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 22:25
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Weather-wise, 2014 was an extraordinary period in many ways. According to the Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI, last year will go