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A downtown Whitehorse street is seen at sunrise.
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Whitehorse not at imminent risk of blackouts, says ATCO Electric Yukon

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 25, 2025 at 12:21
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By Gabrielle Plonka The Yukon’s energy provider says Whitehorse is not at imminent risk of blackouts, but with very cold

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* Featured * Canada Countries Environment Environment (Canada) Featured • Zone 3 General 

Cold spell expected across Yukon for remainder of December

Chris MacIntyre, CBC News
Posted: Thursday, December 11, 2025 at 10:56
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Environment Canada says temperatures are about 20 degrees colder than usual for December People living in the Yukon know the

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Late snow in Lapland, mild days nationwide mark Finland’s October

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 13:43 — Last Updated: Friday, November 14, 2025 at 15:50
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Snow came late to Arctic Finland this October, capping off a month of mild weather that stretched from Lapland to

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First snow of the season falls in northwest Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, October 16, 2025 at 16:15
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The wait for the first snow was unusually long this year, following the third-warmest September on record. The village of

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Norway) Featured • Zone 2 General Norway 

Arctic Norway: “It was the warmest September on record in Tromsø”

The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 at 12:32
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By Elizaveta Vereykina Some regions in Arctic Norway have experienced exceptionally warm weather last month compared to observational records stretching back

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Heaviest rain and thunderstorms will likely be seen in Lapland this week

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, July 30, 2025 at 10:39
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The ongoing stretch of hot weather in Finland has raised the temperature of inland waters across the country, with some

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Can we reclaim the narrative in a world abandoning climate protection?

Irene Quaile
Posted: Thursday, July 24, 2025 at 16:00
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I am not one to complain about the weather. I love a sunny summer afternoon, get a buzz from a

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Sweden) Featured • Zone 3 General News Sweden 

Cooler summer temperatures good for Sweden’s Sami reindeer-herding communities

Radio Sweden
Posted: Tuesday, July 8, 2025 at 12:04
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Sweden’s reindeer are thriving because of the cooler summer temperatures this year, Swedish Radio P4 Västerbotten reports. Malå reindeer herding

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Finland braces for temperatures of -25 C in North

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 10:48
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In southern and southwestern Finland, there is almost no snow, and none is expected before the upcoming winter break week.

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Environment Environment (Iceland) Featured • Zone 3 General Iceland News 

Nearly $225 million ISK in grants for farmers after harsh winter in Iceland’s North

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 14:39
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Iceland’s Disaster Relief Fund has distributed nearly 225 million ISK ($1.6 million CAD) in grants to 89 farmers affected by

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Warm October temperatures across Finland, including in sunny Lapland

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Monday, November 18, 2024 at 15:47 — Last Updated: Monday, November 18, 2024 at 16:00
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October was warmer than usual across Finland, with temperatures running 1 to 2.5 C  higher than the long-term average, the

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Finnish Lapland sees highest November temperature in nearly 50 years

Yle News
Posted: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:45 — Last Updated: Friday, November 8, 2024 at 10:48
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The weekend will be chillier, but clear skies are expected in many areas. The temperature in a Lapland village reached

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Finnish Lapland hit by 30-year autumn warm spell

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 22, 2024 at 10:17
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Temperatures reached a high of 11.2 degrees Celsius in Kilpisjärvi on Friday, compared to a high of -1.7 degrees on

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 2 Finland General 

Parts of Finland experience record warmth in September

Eye on the Arctic
Posted: Wednesday, October 2, 2024 at 15:04
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Parts of Finland experienced record-high temperatures in September, with an average of of 12.2 C, the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI)

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* Featured * Environment Environment (Finland) Featured • Zone 3 Finland General 

Lapland faces rainy start but sunny weather later on in week

Yle News
Posted: Monday, August 19, 2024 at 16:18
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This week looks quite sunny though there will be rainy days, too, says Eerik Saarikalle, a meteorologist at the Finnish Meteorological

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Wide shot of the Centennial Flame with the Parliament building behind
The Parliament of Canada is the federal legislature of Canada, seated at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, and is composed of three parts: the Monarch, the Senate, and the House of Commons. Photo: La Presse canadienne / Adrian Wyld

Inuit push for land protection with focus on social economy

In Taloyoak, Nunavut, the northernmost hamlet on mainland Canada, Inuit are working to conserve their territory and set up a community-driven, land-based economy. Photo : Eilís Quinn

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