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Russia threatens retaliation against Norway over access to Arctic islands

Russia said on Wednesday that restrictions imposed by Norway were blocking goods for Russian-populated settlements on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, and threatened unspecified "retaliatory measures" unless Oslo resolves the issue.

Reuters · Jun 29, 2022

Global heat records are broken from the Russian Arctic to Japan

June records and all-time high temperature records have been set.

Axios · Jun 27, 2022

Summer swelter: Persistent heat wave breaks records, spirits

A heat wave that's already lasted more than a week keeps on baking the US, Asia and even the Arctic

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

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Temps rising 2.7° celsius each decade

"What's happening in the far north is off the scale."

Salon · Jun 21, 2022

Inside 'most depressing city on Earth' with dark -30C frosts and blood-red river

Norilsk, which is located in the Arctic permafrost in Russia, has 45 days of continuous darkness per year and average January temperatures of -30C - and a lower life expectancy than average

Daily Mirror · Jun 18, 2022

Ireland weather: Met Eireann forecast glorious 24C conditions but Arctic snap to ruin mini-heatwave

The south will see sunny skies and highs of up to 24C while in the north it will be 15C and raining

Irish Mirror · Jun 17, 2022

Snow Joke: White Wolf Cubs Born Brown So They Can Hide In Underground Burrow

These Arctic Wolf cubs retain their brown fur so they can remain difficult to see in their underground burrow and have started to emerge to the delight of zoo visitors.

Zenger · Jun 17, 2022

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‘Secret’ population of polar bears living in seemingly impossible habitat

‘They are the most genetically isolated polar bears in the world’

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2022

Shaky oasis for some polar bears found, but not for species

Scientists say they've found a group of polar bears in Southeast Greenland that seem to have have stumbled on an icy oasis that might allow their small distinct population to hang on

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2022

Polar bear population found in Greenland that relies on glaciers rather than sea ice

The new discovery may point the way to preserving some polar bears as the Arctic warms.

Axios · Jun 16, 2022

Polar bears found thriving despite lack of sea ice offer hope for species

Researchers say isolated group in south-east Greenland have clung on thanks to freshwater discharge from glaciers

The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2022

New data reveals extraordinary global heating in the Arctic

Temperatures in the Barents Sea region are ‘off the scale’ and may affect extreme weather in the US and Europe

The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2022

Canada, Denmark settle ownership of an Arctic island after 49 years

Hans Island is just a desolate, kidney shaped piece of rock in the Arctic. But for 49 years, it has been the source of a rare territorial dispute for Canada because it sits right in the middle of the international boundary between that country and Greenland, an autonomous territory of…

Bangkok Post · Jun 14, 2022

Danish-Canadian deal ends 49-year-old feud over Arctic isle

A decades-old dispute between Denmark and Canada over a tiny, barren and uninhabited rock in the Arctic has come to an end

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022

Canada and Denmark end decades-long dispute over barren rock in Arctic

Hans Island ‘whisky war’ – described by some as a ‘pseudo-confrontation’ – ends after formal division agreed

The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022

That’s how to solve an international row: Canada and Denmark agree to split disputed Arctic island

It sends ‘an important signal now that there is much war and unrest in the world,’ says Danish PM

Reuters · Jun 14, 2022

Canada and Denmark divide small Arctic island, ending ownership dispute

Denmark and Canada will divide small, uninhabited Hans Island in the Arctic, eding an almost 50-year ownership spat, in a largely symbolic act of diplomacy designed to avoid tensions in the high North.

Reuters · Jun 9, 2022

Denmark, Faroe Islands agree to establish North Atlantic air radar

Denmark and the Faroe Islands agreed on Thursday to establish an air surveillance radar on the North Atlantic archipelago as part of efforts to keep a closer eye on activities in the Arctic, the Danish Defence Ministry said in a statement.

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Tribune News Service · Jun 8, 2022

Commentary: Climate change is a military problem for the US

The U.S. military has its hands full at the moment with a vicious war in Ukraine and U.S.-China tensions over issues from human rights to sovereignty over the South China Sea. But it cannot delay taking action to address climate change, the most persistent strategic threat we face.

Reuters · Jun 8, 2022

Arctic Council countries to resume limited work excluding Russia

Arctic Council countries Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States said on Wednesday they would resume limited internal cooperation that excluded Russia.

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2022

Olympic gold medallist curling skipper Eve Muirhead picks up double honour

The Prince of Wales spoke to sports stars about curling at Balmoral in Scotland and the Duke of Sussex’s Arctic trek for veterans at an investiture.

Daily Mirror · Jun 7, 2022

Executive of 'Russian Facebook' die trying to cross Arctic river in all-terrain vehicle

Vladimir Gabrielyan, 39, deputy CEO of VK, and his friend Sergey Merzlyakov, 44, the social media company’s purchasing director, died in the crash in northern Russia

Los Angeles Times · Jun 6, 2022

Commentary: My family sees climate change in the Arctic. Here’s how we’ve learned to take action

Spring blossoms have started in most parts of the country, but in Alaska the ice is still melting.

The Guardian - US · May 30, 2022

Canadian Arctic tuberculosis outbreak lays bare overcrowded living conditions

Officials in Nunavut say there are 31 cases of active tuberculosis in the hamlet of Pangnirtung, a community of 1,500

Zenger · May 30, 2022

Treesy Does It: Scientists Say Tundra Could Be Lost In 30 Years As Trees Take Over

The unique vegetation of the Arctic tundra could disappear by the year 2050 if no substantial reduction in global warming is achieved, scientists have warned.

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