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Gilford, New Hampshire, United States
Veronica Volt /
NPR.org /
March 9, 2017
The unusually warm winter has proven deadly in the northeast. More than a dozen people, including snowmobilers and ice fishermen, have died when they fell through thin lake ice.
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on NPR.org
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Fox River Grove, Illinois, United States
Mike Brubaker /
LEO Network /
March 2, 2017
Sports are innovating and adapting to hold competitions even in absence of winter.
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Östersund, Jämtland, Sweden
Radio Sweden /
February 14, 2017
Sweden is having another winter without much of the white stuff, but local councils are taking the matter in their own hands.
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on Radio Sweden
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Kálfafell, Iceland
Vala Hafstad /
Iceland Review /
March 8, 2017
A series of photos, taken by Guðmundur Ögmundsson, Skaftafell National Park manager in the past five years, shows in a striking way how Skaftafellsjökull glacier, an outlet glacier from Vatnajökull glacier, has receded.
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on Iceland Review
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Yamal Peninsula
Olga Gertcyk /
Siberia Times /
February 20, 2017
Changes in traditional diet and lifestyle of native ethnic groups in the Yamalo-Nenets region have brought the first cases of obesity. Change in wildlife routes and climate are among factors causing diets to change.
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on Siberia Times
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Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Paul Tukker /
CBC News /
March 6, 2017
A big emphasis in the last few years has been updating and adding to the list of species known to occur in the Yukon.
This past year, a whopping 1,973 species of plants, insects and animals have been added.
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on CBC News
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Homer, Alaska, United States
Carey Restino, Homer Tribune /
Alaska Dispatch News /
February 12, 2017
Land's End Resort was built more than 50 years ago, and during that time, the Homer Spit has changed dramatically. A change in the direction and intensity of winds may be driving the faster erosion.
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on Alaska Dispatch News
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