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Arctic espionage concerns rising, Iceland’s warning of an existential climate threat, legal battles escalating in Alaska and Norway, equality troubles rising in Greenland, the Faroe Islands’ money problems, and much more!

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“Earth's Cryosphere On Thin Ice”  https://www.loe.org/shows/segments.html?programID=25-P13-00046&segmentID=3  

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Hope for the Arctic’s future, renewed nuclear fears in northern Russia, Canada’s major spending, Alaska’s funding cuts to an earthquake detection center, Arctic seas getting rougher, and much more!

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“The Arctic has again become Moscow’s nuclear bluster playground”: https://www.thebarentsobserver.com/opinion/the-arctic-has-again-become-moscows-nuclear-bluster-playground/439630 

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Positive news for the Arctic climate, the US cancellation of Alaskan environmental protections, Russia’s multibillion-dollar northern city project, Denmark’s apology for forced contraception, rhinos in the Arctic, and much more!

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“How failure shaped our relationship with the North Pole”: https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20251029-how-failure-shaped-our-quest-for-the-arctic  

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Alaska’s expansion of mining and oil projects, the Vatican’s return of Inuit artifacts to Canada, Russia’s Arctic nuclear arsenal, Finland’s new national animal, mosquitos in Iceland, and much more.

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Norwegian technology may have helped protect Putin's nuclear weapons: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/xl/kongsberg-utstyr-videresolgt-til-russland-_-kan-bidra-til-beskyttelse-av-atomvapen-i-russland-1.17616047 

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Russia’s proposed tunnel to the US, Sami legal action against Finland, Norway’s northern defense spending, rising wildfires in Canada, surprising health benefits of beluga whale skin, and much more!

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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm: https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2025-10-14/heres-how-you-can-help-survivors-of-the-western-alaska-storm 

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The US government sending mixed messages over polar bear protection, NATO’s northernmost command center, Canadian beluga whales’ search for home, Finland’s construction of icebreakers for the US, Norway slowly cleaning up an oil spill, and much more! 

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IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/ 

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The unexpected carbon impact of northern shipping, Trump’s interest in Greenland mining, Canada’s remembrance of a tragic past, faster aging polar bears, rising wolf numbers in Finland, and much more!

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Shipping Routes in a global context - Map: https://arcticportal.org/maps/download/maps-shipping/3304-shipping-routes-in-a-global-context - 

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Trump’s cancellation of Alaskan community funding, northern Canada’s water emergency, the disappearance of Norwegian and Swedish glaciers, Finland’s planned drone wall, Fat Bear Week, and much more!

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Polar bears living at the polar base on Kolyuchin Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9pbNii5cgs  

Fat Bear Week: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week  

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An Alaskan mining megadeal, EU sanctions on Russia’s energy industry, Canada’s self-governance deal with an Indigenous nation, Iceland’s oil exploration plans, secret underground salt melting the Arctic, and much more!

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New Fossils Could Help Solve Long-standing Mystery of Bird Migration: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-birds-began-migrating-to-the-arctic-to-breed/  

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Denmark’s historic military investment, the discovery of microscopic life in the North Pole, Canada’s sidelining of Arctic investment, Trump’s cuts to Indigenous education funding, updates on the Bodø/Glimt football club, and much more!

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Western Sanctions Have Unintended Climate Consequences in Russia: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/10/western-sanctions-have-unintended-climate-consequences-in-russia-a90486 

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In this episode, Jack Ball, the Arctic Update writer, talks with political geographer and associate professor in the Geography Department at the University of Washington, Mia Bennett, whose new book, “Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic,” comes out in October. 

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The Norway-Russia fishing dispute, the conclusion of Finland’s biggest human trafficking trial in Lapland, Alaska’s payment for a missing ferry, another wave of wildfires, Sweden’s treasure hunt, and much more!

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High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties with Russia Are Fraying: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-arctic-russia-high-north-threat/?embedded-checkout=true 

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Denmark's apology for Inuit mistreatment, Norway's northern military action, Siberia and Canada's wildfire struggles, a historic Sami musical performance, repairing and restoring peatlands, and much more!

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Norway in the High North – Arctic policy for a new reality: https://www.regjeringen.no/en/aktuelt/norway-in-the-high-north-arctic-policy-for-a-new-reality/id3116990/  

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An increase in northern shipping, Alaska’s first deepwater port construction, major historical discovery in Greenland, Iceland’s impending “gates of hell” eruption, Finland’s Sami dance festival, and much more!

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A nightless night: Sámi culture fills the open-sky dance floor in Inari: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-w2Hz6u-mo&t=1s - 

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Russia’s icebreaker cancellation due to sanctions, Alaska-Yukon cooperation on protecting women, a rapid decline of reindeer and glaciers, Sweden’s relocation of its northernmost city, the EU eyeing the Arctic, and much more!

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Arctic Encyclopedia: https://arcticeconomiccouncil.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/arctic-encyclopaedia-web-final.pdf 

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A new Greenlandic independence movement, Iceland’s newest forests, prehistoric secrets in northern Norway, Alaska’s economy, wildfires in Siberia, and much more!

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Iceland's forests: Back from the millennial oblivion: https://www.fourthdoor.co.uk/unstructured/unstructured%2010/10.5.php 

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Earthquakes, tsunamis, and volcanoes in the Arctic, beaver migration into Alaska, the growing problem of black carbon pollution, Russia's expanding gas plans, Greenland's unique football season, and much more!

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Volcano in Kamchatka erupts for the first time in 600 years | REUTERS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oqiyUV7TVgs - 

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Russian naval activity in Norway, Alaska's fight for school funding, a Norwegian incentive program for northern families, Iceland’s endangered birds struggle, Greenland's first video game, and much more!

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The One Town Where (Almost) Everyone Lives Under The Same Roof: https://www.thetravel.com/people-live-in-one-building-whittier-alaska/ 

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France’s involvement in Arctic defense, additional EU sanctions against Russia, the Faroe Islands’ sporting triumph, a more forested future for The North West Territory, Russia’s stance on Greenland, and much more! 

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Press Release: New Partnered Research Projects 2024-2025: https://arcticnet.ca/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/ArcticNet_Partnered-Research-Projects-2024-2025_-PRESS-RELEASE_final_EN-1.pdf  

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Nazi Creek renamed, the tapeworm threatening people and animals on Svalbard, the mysteries of the Greenland shark, Iceland’s first national opera plans, the Riddu Riddu festival, and much more!

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The Riddu Riddu festival: https://riddu.no/en  

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Canada’s boost to northern wildfire protection and tourism, expanding a Greenlandic hydroelectric power plant, Norway’s Sami loss in a landmark court case, losing nitrogen, Sweden’s protection of its unique cheese, and much more!

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Kaffeost: https://www.atlasobscura.com/foods/kaffeost  

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Oil spill practice drills in Canada, the decline of China’s northern influence, an Alaskan lawsuit against Trump, justice for Sami protestors, and the oldest rocks on Earth. All this and more, coming right up!

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Aejlies Indigenous Arctic Art Residency (AIAAR): https://aejlies.se/  

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The US’ expansion of Arctic drilling, Greenland's new northern mining wave, rising peatlands across the north, Norway's Arctic military boost, and Russia’s Arctic shipping. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Arctic Foods: What Do People Eat In The European Arctic?

https://www.aurora-expeditions.com/blog/what-sorts-of-foods-do-people-eat-in-the-european-arctic 

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Wealthy Russians partying at the North Pole, Canada’s costly green energy project, industrial activity threatening the Arctic, bad news for football fans in Greenland, and Finland’s most famous seal. All this and much more, coming right up!

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UN ocean summit in Nice closes with wave of commitments: https://news.un.org/en/story/2025/06/1164381  

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US drilling expansion, NATO military growth, Russia’s exploitation of Indigenous communities, underwater noise in the Arctic, and Iceland’s disaster preparation. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Russia’s New Indigenous Policy Enables Unchecked Resource Exploitation, Experts Warn: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/06/03/russias-new-indigenous-policy-enables-unchecked-resource-exploitation-experts-warn-a89304 - 

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Greenland's need for foreign investment amid population fall, the Ukrainian war reaching the Arctic, Sweden's cleanup of its worst lake, the EU’s Arctic emissions, the world’s northernmost Michelin Star restaurant closing down, and much more.

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WMO Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update (2025-2029): https://wmo.int/publication-series/wmo-global-annual-decadal-climate-update-2025-2029?access-token=pNLbdBu8q2rFHbkLrdh9YE5cold58Ic7lc47k...

Greenland's EU mining deal, Finland's preparation for Russian military activity, a permanent power cut for a Norwegian island, seaweed growth in the Arctic Ocean, sanctions against Russia’s fishing industry, and much more! 

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“Russia Beefs Up Bases Near Finland’s Border” - The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/19/world/europe/russia-finland-border.html  

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Canada’s Arctic military boost, northern mercury poisoning mystery solved, Norway’s new space agreement, the bear population in Alaska, and Iceland’s new volcanic threat. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Whaling in Iceland: https://oceanographicmagazine.com/news/whaling-in-iceland-whale-murder-isn-t-even-the-worst-of-it/ 

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Denmark’s control of the Arctic Council, growing Russia-China cooperation, Canada’s wildfire season, plans to end homelessness in Whitehorse, and the return of football to Grindavík. All this and much more, coming right up!

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The Kingdom of Denmark's 2025-2027 Arctic Council Chairship program: https://arctic-council.org/news/the-kingdom-of-denmark-presents-its-2025-2027-arctic-council-chairship-program/ 

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Trump's scrapping of climate assessment, rapid changes in Arctic plants, Norway's construction of an Arctic fibre internet network, record tourism numbers in Finland, and Ostrovnoy’s potential closure. All this and much more, coming right up!

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The Fifth National Climate Assessment (2023): https://nca2023.globalchange.gov/ 

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Denmark's major spending on Greenland defense, controversy over Canadian mining, Finland investing in Arctic infrastructure, NATO's submarine warfare exercises, and bad news for whales. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Gray Whale: https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/species/gray-whale  

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Russia’s Arctic gas industry, Finland to build icebreakers for the US, Trump cutting Indigenous funding, Norway’s historic football victory, and a hydroelectric and fiber optic project in Canada. All this and much more, coming right up!

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13th Annual Arctic Inspiration Prize: https://arcticinspirationprize.ca/ 

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Denmark's takeover of the Arctic Council, the end of whaling in Iceland, Canadian farmers' call for assistance, Sweden's battery breakthrough, and the debut of Netflix's Inuit comedy. All this and much more, coming right up!

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The Kingdom of Denmark's 2025-2027 Arctic Council Chairship program: https://arctic-council.org/news/the-kingdom-of-denmark-presents-its-2025-2027-arctic-council-chairship-program/ 

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Sweden’s economic struggles, Finland opening up carnivore hunting, Russia’s new Arctic warship, Yukon against Elon Musk’s companies, and another eruption in Iceland. All this and much more, coming right up!

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First Human Spaceflight to Polar Regions: https://f2.com/  

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Greenland's government coalition and resistance to Trump, Norway's historic space launch ending in explosion, Sweden’s massive armament plan, Iceland's fully female-led society, and The Junos. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Livestream: First test flight of Isar Aerospace: https://www.youtube.com/live/IKLQxe2MvpQ?si=txyiAzIZH3WbAZsa  

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Canada's snap April election, healthy Swedish foxes, Alaska's oil drilling expansion, Norway considering an Arctic oil and coal expansion, and Greenland's renewed rejection of Trump. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Arctic Refuge Leasing is Not a Reliable Revenue Offset: https://www.taxpayer.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/3-20-25-ANWR-Learning-From-Past-Mistakes.pdf 

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Trump's negative impact on Alaska, lithium mining, Russia-Norway tensions over Svalbard, Greenland’s election results, and dog sledding season in Norway and Alaska. All this and much more, coming right up!

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What Greenland's elections mean for the island — and the U.S: https://www.npr.org/2025/03/13/nx-s1-5325949/greenland-elections-trump-independence 

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Rising Chinese shipping, Greenland's election, childcare in Canada, Trump's firing of Alaskan federal workers, and Norway hosting thousands of NATO soldiers. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Inuit pride stirs independence mood in Greenland election: https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/greenland-election-independence/  

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Economic struggles in Alaska and Sweden, Canada’s boost for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Nunavut., forest planting, Norway's new oil discovery, and amazing discoveries about polar bears and narwhals. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Polar Bear Cubs Emerging From Maternal Dens: https://youtu.be/Fcf0FYq_E_I?si=wiP2-CcSuV-uPHMR 

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A US-Russia Arctic agreement, South Korea's plans for northern shipping, the world’s northernmost subsea cable system, Denmark's military spending boost, and sports updates. All this and much more, coming right up!

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Space Norway launches "Arctic Way": The world's northernmost subsea cable system: https://spacenorway.com/press-release/space-norway-launches-arctic-way-the-worlds-northernmost-subsea-cable-system/  

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