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Arctic

World 5 years ago

Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant

A Russian mining giant behind an enormous Arctic fuel spill last month said Sunday it had suspended workers at a metals plant who were responsible for pumping wastewater into nearby tundra.

Environment 5 years ago

Siberian heat wave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say

Experts at the global weather agency are worried by satellite images showing that much of the Russian Arctic is in the red.

Environment 5 years ago

Siberian heatwave, early Greenland ice melt worry researchers

A Siberian heatwave and an early melting season in Greenland are worrying developments as summer approaches in the Arctic.

Science & Tech 6 years ago

Arctic 'doomsday vault' stocks up on 60,000 more food seeds

A "doomsday vault" nestled deep in the Arctic received 60,000 new seed samples on Tuesday, including Prince Charles' cowslips and Cherokee sacred corn, increasing stocks of the world's agricultural bounty in case of global catastrophe.

Environment 6 years ago

Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village

More than 50 polar bears have gathered on the edge of a village in Russia's far north, environmentalists and residents said, as weak Arctic ice leaves them unable to roam.

Environment 6 years ago

Arctic adventurers struggle as climate change thins ice

Two men trying to cross the Arctic Ocean on skis have run into difficulty as unusually thin ice has lengthened their journey and cut into their rations, their team said Saturday.

Environment 6 years ago

'Punch in the gut' as scientists find micro plastic in Arctic ice

Tiny pieces of plastic have been found in ice cores drilled in the Arctic by a US-led team of scientists, underscoring the threat the growing form of pollution now poses to marine life in even the remotest waters on the planet.

News 6 years ago

Arctic cruises accused of leaving indigenous people in the cold

A lust for adventure tourism is driving a rise in the number of cruise ships touring the Arctic, but local people are not seeing the benefits, experts said on Tuesday, after an explorer raised fears over "party ships" in the region.

Environment 6 years ago

Canada to create protected marine zone in Arctic

Canada will create a protected marine area in the country's Arctic region, where climate change is taking effect three times faster than global average.

Environment 6 years ago

Climate change blamed for deaths of 200 Arctic reindeer

Some 200 reindeer have been found dead from starvation in the Arctic archipelago Svalbard, an unusually high number, the Norwegian Polar Institute said Monday, pointing the finger at climate change.

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Russian mining giant admits waste 'violations' at Arctic plant

Siberian heat wave is a 'warning cry' from the Arctic, climate scientists say

Siberian heatwave, early Greenland ice melt worry researchers

Arctic 'doomsday vault' stocks up on 60,000 more food seeds

Weak Arctic ice sees 56 polar bears descend on Russian village

Arctic adventurers struggle as climate change thins ice

'Punch in the gut' as scientists find micro plastic in Arctic ice

Arctic cruises accused of leaving indigenous people in the cold

Canada to create protected marine zone in Arctic

Climate change blamed for deaths of 200 Arctic reindeer

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