Snow cover nears record low across North
The Northern Hemisphere had a near-record low snow cover in June, especially in western Canada and Alaska, and the drier
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Cool rainy June good for Finland’s mushroom hunters
While the wet, cool weather this month may have disappointed many, it will be a boon for mushroom pickers. The
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Summer weather hits Arctic Finland
Meteorologists say that Monday could be described as a true summer day in many parts of the country. The mercury
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Acidification takes toll on Beaufort Sea
With their low temperatures that hold onto the carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere, their shallow depths, their rich supply
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Snowploughs out in North Sweden week before Midsummer
The sun is shining in southern Sweden and it is Midsummer next week, but in Klimpfjäll in Jämtland, you still
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It was a record-warm May for much of Alaska, but Interior gets chilly again
Some Alaskans may have been experiencing “weather whiplash” as June arrived Monday. Despite record-breaking high temperatures across much of the state in May, parts
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Polar Code approval is timely for busy Bering Strait
The Bering Strait, the narrow chokepoint between the Pacific and Arctic Oceans, has been a watery crossroads for millennia. Skin boats
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Storm in West Finland felled trees, cut power, shut down ferry service
Rescue workers in northern Ostrobothnia had a busy weekend due to damage caused by storm winds. All of Oulu-Koillismaa rescue
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‘Epic’ flooding on Alaska Highway hinders Arctic oil operations
DEADHORSE — Unprecedented flooding continues to interfere with daily operations on the North Slope oil patch after surging waters wiped away
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Floodwaters stop rising in North Finland
Flooding in the north Ostrobothnian town of Pudasjärvi, Finland stopped rising on Sunday, with water levels at some measuring points
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Floodwater still on the rise in parts of North Finland
Heavy flooding in northern Finland continues on Friday, with the Ounas River predicted to rise as a rainy spring season
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Blog: Norway’s hydropower will light up UK homes
Last week, the United Kingdom and Norway signed an agreement to build what will be the world’s longest interconnector from
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High temperatures sink vehicles traveling ice roads in Western Alaska
BETHEL — Two pickup trucks used by construction crews working on a water and sewer project in the village of Kwethluk on
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Record-low amount of sea ice in Baltic Sea
This year marks a historically poor ice-winter, reports Swedish Radio News. Ice covered at most, approximately 45,000 square kilometres of
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Supply barge adrift in the Arctic for months
A Canadian company’s supply barge which has been floating loose around the Arctic since last October, is now just off
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