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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Temperatures reach 30 degrees in southern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 09:42 — Last Updated: Friday, June 21, 2019 at 09:45
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Daytime highs will soar to 30 degrees Celsius in an area stretching from Lahti in the south to Ilomantsi in

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

June heat wave hits Northern Europe

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 10, 2019 at 09:34 — Last Updated: Friday, June 14, 2019 at 13:58
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Temperatures over 30°C on the White Sea coast and within the Arctic Circle on the Kola Peninsula. 30,3°C near Olenegorsk

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Northern Canada: Tornado hit Northwest Territories community last Sunday

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 16:44 — Last Updated: Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 16:45
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The powerful storm that damaged property in Fort Smith, N.W.T., last Sunday was indeed a tornado, Environment and Climate Change

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Wet weather in Canada’s Northwest Territories helps free up firefighters for Alberta wildfires

Priscilla Hwang, CBC News
Posted: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:04 — Last Updated: Wednesday, June 5, 2019 at 14:07
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Cool and wet weather in the Northwest Territories has helped free up local fire crews to fight wildfires in northern

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General 

Was it a tornado? Meteorologists stumped by severe weather event in Canada’s Northwest Territories

CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 16:34
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Environment Canada still can’t say for sure what happened in Fort Smith, N.W.T. Sunday night. High winds and severe rains

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Weather warming up across Finland

Yle News
Posted: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 at 09:34
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The weather was set to heat up significantly by Tuesday across Finland, leaving Monday’s cool conditions behind, according to Yle

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Better wildfire & agriculture management among recommendations from Arctic Council black carbon expert group

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 08:35 — Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2019 at 16:38
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Better wildfire management and improved agricultural practices have been added to a list of black carbon and methane mitigation recommendations

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General 

Warm, sunny weather eludes northern Finland

Yle News
Posted: Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at 09:34
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Summery conditions could stage a comeback in some parts of Finland on Saturday, but it is expected to be windy

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Finland warms up for the weekend

Yle News
Posted: Friday, May 17, 2019 at 10:43
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Temperatures in southern and central Finland were expected to breach 20 degrees Celsius on Friday, and the weekend will be

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

Canada’s Northwest Territories prepare for busy fire season

Joanne Stassen, CBC News
Posted: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 12:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, May 14, 2019 at 15:56
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Fire officials in the Northwest Territories (Canadian central Arctic) are preparing for a busy forest fire season, despite last summer’s

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Finland General Politics Politics (Finland) 

U.S. stonewalling on climate language scuttles Arctic Council declaration

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, May 7, 2019 at 13:27 — Last Updated: Friday, May 10, 2019 at 12:07
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ROVANIEMI, Finland – For the first time in history, an Arctic Council ministerial ended without a joint declaration from the

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Canada Environment Environment (Canada) General News 

River levels ‘surprisingly low’ in northwestern Canada

CBC News
Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 12:07 — Last Updated: Thursday, May 2, 2019 at 13:58
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While some parts of eastern Canada deal with disastrous flooding, it’s a different story in Yukon, in northwestern Canada —

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Brush fire warnings in most of Finland this week

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 15:58
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The weather has been very dry in south-west Finland over the past couple of weeks, and the Finnish Meteorological Institute

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Environment Environment (Finland) Finland General News 

Cold, wet weather forecast for Northern Finland on May Day

Yle News
Posted: Monday, April 29, 2019 at 11:47
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The 1st of May holiday in Finland will be celebrated in what’s described as “normal spring weather”. “Normal” in this

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General News Politics Politics (Sweden) Sweden 

Is Sweden better prepared after last year’s historic wildfire season?

David Russell, Radio Sweden
Posted: Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at 11:35 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 25, 2019 at 10:19
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Last summer’s record-breaking wildfires were the worst in recent memory. But with a spate of grass or forest fires already

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