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Russia Sets Sights On Energy Resources Under #ARCTIC Circle

April 17, 2019: Russia is eyeing the development of vast oil and gas resources locked beneath the Arctic Circle. The costly initiative is part of the Kremlin's plan to establish and control a North Sea Route (NSR) connecting shipping lanes between Europe and the Far East.

Achieving The Impossible: Growing Food In The High #ARCTIC

April 13, 2019: Ben Vidmar is an American chef and entrepreneur living in the wild Arctic desert of Svalbard, half-way between Norway and the North Pole. He has adopted a Permaculture concept to feed his family - and the whole community.

Military Drills in #ARCTIC Aim to Counter Russia, but the First Mission Is to Battle the Cold

April 12, 2019: Moscow is moving to claim Arctic territory as barriers between Russia and North America melt. Yet still bitter temperatures pose an immediate threat to NATO troops defending icy waterways.

#ARCTIC warming fuels blockbuster spring blizzard

April 12, 2019: What happens in the Arctic does not stay in the Arctic

#ARCTIC is #WARMEST its been in 10,000 years, study suggests

April 12, 2019: Researchers studied permafrost samples in the Yukon near the Dempster Highway and determined that temperatures in the Arctic today are almost two degrees warmer than at any time in the past 10,000 years.

Glaciers and #ARCTIC ice are vanishing. Time to get radical before its too late | Bill McKibben

April 10, 2019: No one should be annoyed when schoolkids start leaving class en masse or surprised that Green New Deal advocates call for dramatic overhaul of American society. We should be gratefulForget “early warning signs” and “canaries in coal mines” – we’re now well into the middle of the climate change era, with ...

Futuristic army complex resides far above the #ARCTIC Circle

April 9, 2019: The remote outpost, known as the Northern Clover, can have temperatures as low as 58 below zero, and activity there has several countries -- particularly Norway -- on notice.

Norway refuses to drill for billion of barrels of oil in #ARCTIC region

April 9, 2019: Politicians in Norway have signaled a shift on their support for oil exploration in the Arctic, delivering a major blow to the country's powerful oil industry.The opposition Labor Party, the largest party in Norway's parliament and a...

Strange Blue Lights Seen Over #ARCTIC Circle Were Not Aliens, Says NASA

April 8, 2019: Mysterious blue lights observed over Lapland at the weekend were revealed to be the result of a science experiment to study the solar wind, according to NASA.

Coast guard struggling to help with rescues, #ARCTIC resupply due to old fleet

April 8, 2019: The Canadian Coast Guard's aging fleet is resulting reduced search-and-rescue coverage, disruptions to ferry service, cancelled resupply runs to Arctic and coastal communities and nearly million in lost navigational buoys.

Rising air temperatures driving #CLIMATE change in the #ARCTIC

April 8, 2019: Rising air temperatures are responsible for driving the dramatic systematic changes in the Arctic, according to a new study.

Canadas window to defend the #ARCTIC is closing, MP warns

April 6, 2019: An MP who has been looking into the militarization of the North warns that if Canada doesn't act now, it could slowly lose its grip on the Arctic.

#ARCTIC: a Double Polar Expedition - photo essay

April 5, 2019: When Yuri Kozyrev travelled east and Kadir van Lohuizen headed west across the Arctic Circle to meet in the Bering Strait, their aim was to explore what could happen to the planet as sea ice melts and eventually disappears altogether. They were awarded the Carmignac Photojournalism Award for their workExhibition at ...

Russia revamps #ARCTIC military base to stake claim on region

April 5, 2019: Russia has made reaffirming its presence in the Arctic a top goal. Recently, the military allowed journalists a rare look into one of its Arctic military outposts, located on Kotelny Island.

Newly formed sea ice is melting before it reaches the Central #ARCTIC

April 3, 2019: Just 20 percent of the ice formed in the sea ice nurseries in the shallow, marginal seas along Russia's northern coast are reaching the Central Arctic.

A Key to the #ARCTIC’s Oil Riches Lies Hidden in Ohio

April 2, 2019: The findings of a test well drilled in Alaska three decades ago have been a closely guarded secret. We found answers in a Cleveland courthouse.

Most of the #ARCTICs Baby Sea Ice Melts Before It Leaves the Nursery. And Thats a Problem.

April 2, 2019: As the Arctic warms, sea ice born near Russia is failing to reach the open ocean.

In Photos: A Conveyor Belt for #ARCTIC Sea Ice

April 2, 2019: New research finds that new Arctic sea ice now usually melts near the coast instead of traveling through the open Arctic Ocean.

Thawing #ARCTIC Permafrost Could Cause 30,000 Active Landslides on One Small Canadian Island Every Year in the Future

April 2, 2019: The landslides have released greenhouse gases by thawing and exposing organic materials which then rot. 

Satellite photos show how pitiful ice cover is in the #ARCTIC right now

April 2, 2019: Happy early spring. This is the time of year that Arctic sea ice reaches its greatest size, freezing over the vast northern ocean. But in 2019, this ice cover — called the maximum ice extent — is meager, particularly in the usually ice-clad Bering Sea.  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administr...

69 Million Years Ago, Crested Duck-Billed Dinosaurs Roamed the Warm, Forested #ARCTIC

April 1, 2019: The Cretaceous Arctic may have been home to a diversity of dinosaurs.

Duck-billed dinosaurs roved the #ARCTIC 69 million-years-ago, study says

April 1, 2019: Despite the harsh conditions seen today, duck-billed dinosaurs roved the Arctic 69-million-years-ago, according to a new study.

Trump Order To Open #ARCTIC To Drilling Is ‘Unlawful And Invalid,’ Judge Rules

March 31, 2019: The president exceeded

Parks Canada battles #ARCTIC ice to explore crumbling wreck

March 31, 2019: Parks Canada may be in a race against time to research the HMS Erebus as bad weather damages the wreck lying in shallow Arctic waters. Meanwhile, poor ice conditions are preventing divers from exploring, mapping and retrieving precious artifacts from explorer John Franklin's ship.

U.S. judge scraps Trump order opening #ARCTIC, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

March 30, 2019: A federal judge in Alaska has overturned U.S. President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing.
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