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Diomede, Alaska, United States
Rachel Waldholz, Alaska’s Energy Desk /
KTOO /
February 26, 2018
Last week, social media across Western Alaska lit up as residents posted photos and videos of open water where, normally, there's ice.
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Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Philippe Morin /
CBC News /
February 26, 2018
Trapping has its good years and bad years. After a few dismal ones the Yukon Trappers Association says the territory is finally seeing some prime pelts this year. It's all thanks to recent cold weather.
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Nemaska, Quebec, Canada
Susan Bell, Willie Loon /
CBC /
February 27, 2018
A parasite wreaking havoc on moose populations in southern Quebec has been found for the first time in Cree territory, prompting local officials to ask hunters to be on the lookout. Winter ticks thrive in the shorter, warmer winters, which have become more prevalent in recent years.
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on CBC
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Nuuk, Kommuneqarfik Sermersooq, Greenland
Thyrring, J., et. al /
ScienceNordic /
February 26, 2018
Warmer temperatures and declining sea ice pulls foreign animals and plants to the Arctic, with drastic consequences for these sensitive ecosystems.
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on ScienceNordic
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Svalbard, Norwegian Archipelago, Arctic Ocean
By Gloria Dickie /
Arctic Today /
February 26, 2018
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault celebrates its first decade in operation by accepting its millionth sample—and a grant for work to keep those samples safe despite melting permafrost.
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on Arctic Today
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Hofn, East, Iceland
JELENA ĆIRIĆ /
Iceland Review /
February 22, 2018
Flooding has destroyed a section of Ring Road One in East Iceland.
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on Iceland Review
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