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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Heavy snowfall in northwestern Canada left thousands without power

CBC News
Posted: Monday, October 7, 2019 at 16:37
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About 5,500 residents in southern Yukon, northwestern Canada, lost power after a heavy snowfall Saturday night that caused trees to

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Snowfall in central, eastern Finland makes roads slippery

Yle News
Posted: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 10:13 — Last Updated: Friday, October 4, 2019 at 13:39
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Winter arrived in eastern Finland on Friday morning, with 4-5cm of snow falling in the morning and more on the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Storms, heavy rain hit Finland’s coastal areas

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 11:06 — Last Updated: Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at 16:33
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An intense low pressure system that arrived in Finland early Tuesday morning will result in heavy rain and stormy conditions

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

First snow in northwest Finland no surprise to reindeer herders

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, September 19, 2019 at 16:18
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The first snow of the season fell in Finland’s northwestern arm on Wednesday morning, from the village of Karesuvanto in

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Migratory birds still sighted as far as southern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 10:09 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 10:13
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According to nature conservation organisation Birdlife Finland, small migratory birds from Lapland were observed in the southernmost parts of Finland

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Drought causing water shortages in Southcentral Alaska communities

Kirsten Swann, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 12:11
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After an unprecedented summer drought drained reservoirs and wells across Alaska, hundreds of people face immediate water shortages — and

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

A hot summer across the Arctic, Russian meteorological institute says

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 10:22
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June, July and August have never been this warm in the Arctic. Data from Russian and U.S weather institutes show

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Warmer, drier summer than usual in most of Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 10:42 — Last Updated: Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at 11:53
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With warm weather continuing in early September, this summer has brought more hot days than usual to most of the

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Record late-August heat in Northern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Thursday, August 29, 2019 at 10:13
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The Finnish Meteorological Institute FMI said that temperatures in Lapland (north) have never before exceeded 25 degrees Celsius after 27

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Extreme weather fuelling wildfires in southcentral Alaska

Liz Ruskin, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 13:35
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Usually by August, peak fire season has passed. But fire and climate experts say conditions in Southcentral Alaska were nearly

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Bizarre winter weather in South caused by changes in atmosphere, not sea-ice loss: study

Emily Blake, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 10:56 — Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2019 at 10:59
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There’s a link between sea-ice loss in the Arctic and frigid winter weather much further south — but it’s not

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Communities in Nunavut, Arctic Canada on track for warmer than normal summer

Angela Hill, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, August 14, 2019 at 13:53
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The summer isn’t over and so far people in many Nunavut communities have been feeling the heat. “June, July and

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Environment Environment (USA) General USA 

Summer heat hastens Alaska peony harvest

Abbey Collins, Alaska Public Media
Posted: Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 16:05
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Alaska peonies have a special place in the world flower market. Typically, growers in the 49th state have a window

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General 

Greenlanders stay chill as the world reacts to heatwave

Katie Toth, CBC News
Posted: Monday, August 12, 2019 at 09:28 — Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2019 at 10:06
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It’s not the warm days from a summer heat wave over Greenland that stress out Taatsi Pedersen. Rather, it’s how

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Greenpeace Russia calls for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:41
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Greenpeace Russia is calling for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires, saying the smoke is having consequences  everywhere from big

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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

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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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