Blog – Hot times ahead as oil-fuelled Russia chairs the Arctic Council and polar warming picks up pace
The bi-annual Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20th attracted a lot of media interest – not least
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Nuclear power plant construction in north Finland faces delay, upped costs, geopolitical uncertainties
Costs for the partly Russian-owned controversial plant will be €1 billion more than previously estimated. “Further deterioration of political and
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Russian navy conducts major manoeuvres near Alaska
The Russian navy conducted major war games near Alaska involving dozens of ships and aircraft, the military said Friday, the
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Indigenous communities in Alaska harder hit by COVID-19
Alaska state health data indicate Pacific Islanders and Alaska Natives are more likely to contract COVID-19 and be hospitalized with the illness.
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Washington pulls 700 US marines out of Norway
The US Marines has been permanently stationed in Norway on a rotational basis since 2017. That arrangement now comes to
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U.S. wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, top official
The United States wants to keep the Arctic an area of low tensions, Washington’s newly appointed Arctic coordinator said Wednesday
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Conservation groups sue government over Alaska mining road
Conservation groups filed a lawsuit challenging a right-of-way permit through the Northwest Alaska wilderness for an industrial road to the
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A Norwegian port offers a new transport route for Chinese shippers
The shipping container was in mid-July loaded on a train in the Chinese city of Hefei. Less than two weeks
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Allies testing naval readiness in Canada’s Arctic
Operation Nanook, the Canadian military’s annual northern sovereignty exercise, is taking on a distinct NATO look this year with the
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Two Conoco employees in Alaska’s Arctic test positive for COVID-19
Two people at a major North Slope oil field have tested positive for COVID-19, ConocoPhillips confirmed Sunday. The two workers
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Alaska Indigenous woman has become ‘TikTok famous’ for celebrating her culture online
An Iñupiaq woman from Utqiagvik, Alaska, is taking the TikTok world by storm by giving her followers a taste of
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Alaska polar bear den disturbances part of ‘death by a thousand cuts,’ researcher says
An extensive study of how Alaska’s oil industry can disturb denning polar bears is featured in a recent edition of the
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Coronavirus hurting Alaska attempt to reduce tuberculosis
Alaska is on track to repeat last year’s mark of the U.S.’s highest rate of tuberculosis infections, health officials said.
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American cartoonist says his new book on Canadian Indigenous history helped decolonize part of himself
Renowned comic artist Joe Sacco has taken a journalistic eye to bringing some of contemporary history’s biggest conflicts — including
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In Alaska, Skagway’s economy depends on cruise tourism and little money is coming in
Alaskans began receiving Permanent Fund Dividends this week. The payments, just shy of $1,000, were distributed months early an effort
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