Lapland experiences coldest January in 40 years
Finland’s Arctic experienced a dry, freezing January that stood out for its freezing—even for winter—temperatures in most areas, except for
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Diverted flights, cancelled buses and frozen gas pumps: Yukon grapples with 1st major cold snap of winter
Temperatures expected to stay mostly below –30 C, or even below –40 C, into at least next week The temperatures
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Arctic Finland sees unseasonably mild winter this February
Finland’s Arctic Lapland region experienced an astonishingly mild winter through the month of February with the average temperature roughly 7
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Surprising link between Arctic warming & cold blasts in N.America, Europe: study
Some parts of the Arctic are warming up to four times faster than the rest of the planet, with many
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Anchorage ‘Pandemic of snow’ sets record for earliest arrival of 100 inches of snow
By Mark Thiessen · The Associated Press Alaska city is well on track to break its all-time record for snowfall Even by
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Nearly all of Finland sees freezing temperatures, -6.5C degrees in Lapland
Almost all of Finland experienced subzero conditions on Wednesday night, according to the Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI). The mercury crept
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New “Arctic bus” to be tested in Russia’s Far North
A new type of bus specially designed to navigate the Russian Arctic in extreme conditions will soon be tested in
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Snow can help lift people’s moods says researcher at Stockholm University
Winters with snow may cut down on some depressive symptoms. Being outside in the snow almost doubles our exposure to
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Arctic Canadian city of Iqaluit sets record high temperature for Jan. 19, reaching 0.5 C
If Iqalummiut feel like winter has been especially mild this year, they’re not wrong. Temperatures have been unseasonably balmy by Iqaluit standards
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More snow set to blanket northern Sweden Thursday as storm sweeps through
Northern Sweden, already saddled with snow, is in for more wintry weather on Thursday as a storm passes through. The
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Lapland temperature of -39 C marks year’s coldest day so far in Finland
A warning of dangerously cold temperatures is in effect for nearly the whole of the country. The lowest temperature readings
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Unusual amounts of snow and ice threaten reindeer in Arctic Norway
“It’s a serious crisis,” says Elisabeth Aspaker, County Governor of Norway’s northernmost region. She calls on everyone not to disturb
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Finnish Lapland sees tourism boom in January
The number of tourists visiting Finnish Lapland grew by 12.5 percent in January compared to the same period last year,
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January temperatures about 10°C above normal in parts of northern Sweden, says weather service
January was warm one for Sweden, which saw average temperatures for the winter month several degrees above normal. Measurements from
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Lack of snow due to warmer temperatures puts a damper on Finnish winter hobbies
This winter in southern and western parts of Finland has been dark, wet and unusually warm — what many Finns
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