Despite hot weather, Anchorage, Alaska has plenty of water
Despite the long string of hot days bearing down on Anchorage this summer, Alaska’s largest city is flush with pristine,
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Scientists watch Arctic cyclone chew up sea ice
Arctic scientists are watching in awe this week as a raging summer cyclone tears up what could become a record amount
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July snow in Finnish Lapland
Snow fell in North-Eastern Lapland, Finland’s northernmost region, on Sunday, covering many of the fells. Snowfall and subzero night temperatures
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Alaska’s record-shattering summer sizzle due to end next week
Persistent warm temperatures are making Alaska’s late winter snowstorm in May a distant memory. In fact, this summer is one
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North Karelia, Finland swelters in new heat record
Temperatures exceeded the 30-degree level in many parts of Eastern Finland. In the municipality of Liperi, near the municipality of
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Worries over berry harvest in North Karelia, Finland
The heat wave in Finland has accelerated this year’s strawberry harvest, which ripens this week. However, there’s currently a shortage
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Strawberry harvest may be unusually short in Finland
Sunny, warm weather has the strawberry crop ripening about a week and a half ahead of normal. For example, the
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Heat wave takes ‘time out’ in North Finland
Temperatures in northern Finland are expected to fall below 10 degrees Celsius next week. Even in the south, daytime highs
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Sweet summer for Finnish Lapland’s beekeepers
Recent warm weather may lead to a positive bee season for coastal Lapland. Key to honey production is willow herb
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Finnish Lapland sets heat record
Temperatures reached unusually high levels in Lapland on Thursday, with 29 degrees Celsius recorded in Ylitornio. That is the highest
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Floods recede in waterlogged Alaska community
Floodwaters are finally receding in Galena, an Interior Alaska community that’s endured three days of continuous flooding caused by an
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Rare heat wave in Finnish Lapland
Over the past few days, Finnish Lapland, the country’s northernmost region, has enjoy exceptionally warm and sunny weather. According to
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North Sweden warmer than Spain
Sweden’s Far North is sizzling hot today with temperatures nudging 25 degrees celsius by 10 am Thursday, making Sweden hotter than Spain
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Flood sends cabins floating down river in Canadian Arctic
An ice jam caused such severe flooding near the Arctic community of Fort McPherson in Canada’s Northwest Territories, that some
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Elders removed from Alaska town after ‘major flooding’
Elders were being evacuated late Monday as “major” Yukon River flooding swept through the town of Galena, Alaska. “A plane
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