The Latest Breaking News from Arctic

Norway seizes Russian vessel to enforce $4.22B Ukrainian arbitration claim

Norwegian authorities have seized a Russian vessel in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard

The Independent UK · Sep 3

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3

Trump Wants For The U.S. To Take Over Greenland. Denmark Is Now Sending Conscripts There.

Copenhagen is set to spend billions to strengthen Arctic defenses.

International Business Times · Sep 2

Alaska used rotenone to eliminate invasive pike from an entire lake; the pike vanished, and 6,836 Arctic char were later stocked to rebuild the native fishery

In a remote corner of Southcentral Alaska, state biologists carried out a dramatic restoration: they treated an entire lake with rotenone, a plant-derived piscicide, to wipe out an invasive population of northern pike. After the treatment, post-surveys confirmed the pike were gone. The next step was rebuilding what had been…

The Times of India · Aug 31

Ukraine-Russia war latest: Nato mission scrambles jets as four killed in missile and drone strikes on Kyiv

Kyiv and Moscow exchange attacks overnight as drones downed in Russian capital and Leningrad region

The Independent UK · Aug 31

NATO's Arctic moves pose 'direct threat' to Russia, foreign minister Lavrov says

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said NATO military activity in the Arctic poses a direct security threat to Moscow. His warning comes as NATO expands its presence through Arctic Sentry, while Russia maintains extensive military infrastructure and develops a shipping route to Asia. China has also increased activity there recently.

The Economic Times · Aug 31

NATO's Arctic activity poses 'direct threat' to Russia, Lavrov warns

Russia views NATO’s growing activity in the Arctic as a direct security threat, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said on Monday. NATO launched its Arctic Sentry mission in February to strengthen its presence in the region amid tensions with Moscow and US President Donald Trump’s push to acquire Greenland.

France 24 · Aug 31

In 1342, Europe suffered its worst flood year in 700 years; scientists now say 16 major floods struck the continent within just three years

For centuries, the Magdalena Flood of July 1342 stood out as one of the great flood disasters of medieval Central Europe. A new study published in Nature suggests the disaster was actually part of something much larger: a run of 16 major floods that hit different parts of Europe between…

The Times of India · Aug 30

Vigil review – this police thriller is twisty, explosive … and so boring

Suranne Jones and Rose Leslie are back trying to stop a third world war in the Arctic. There’s plenty of action – but it’s hard to root for heroes whose biggest personality traits are ‘being nice’ and ‘wears good glasses’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30

'The People Will Have the Last Say': Iceland Rejects EU Talks Despite Trump's Arctic Ambitions

Icelanders voted against reopening EU membership talks, prioritising national sovereignty and fishing rights amid concerns about North Atlantic security and Trump's Greenland ambitions

International Business Times UK · Aug 30