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On the long and winding Arctic road, Sweden needs to step up its rail game

The Man Who Pays His Way: When hitchhiking proves more reliable than trains, something’s amiss

The Independent UK

The Guardian view on the Arctic: threatened by Putin’s war

Editorial: Geopolitical fallout from the conflict in Ukraine is threatening an environmentally crucial region

The Guardian - UK

The climate change tipping points getting ever closer

Fresh alarm has been raised about the state of the climate after experts announced that ice-free Arctic summers are now unavoidable.

The Week

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First Thing: Ukraine says 42,000 at risk from dam flooding

US National Security Council says burst dam has probably caused ‘many deaths’ as fears grow for missing people. Plus, scientists trace the origins of masturbation

The Guardian - UK

Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by 2030s, say scientists – this would have global, damaging and dangerous consequences

The Arctic Ocean could be ice-free in summer by the 2030s, even if we do a good job of reducing emissions between now and then. That’s the worrying conclusion of a new study in Nature Communications.

The Conversation

Too late now to save Arctic summer ice, climate scientists find

Ice-free summers inevitable even with sharp emissions cuts and likely to result in more extreme heatwaves and floods

The Guardian - UK

US to open northernmost diplomatic post in Norway; only mission above Arctic Circle

The United States will soon open a small diplomatic mission in Norway that will be its northernmost in the world and only such facility above the Arctic Circle

The Independent UK

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Foggy future for Arctic shipping as sea ice melts

By 2100 increased fogginess caused by global warming could add days to travel in the region

The Guardian - UK

NATO launches Arctic exercises, pledges protection of Finland

NATO aircraft and troops from Norway, the UK, the US and Sweden are participating in Arctic exercises.

Al Jazeera

Antarctic sea ice hits another record low: Natural fluctuation or sign of climate change?

Antarctica's sea ice is now reforming as the continent moves deeper into the austral winter, but it's currently the smallest it has ever been for this time of year on record. This blip in the Antarctic pulse is the latest in a string of record lows that is being watched…

ABC News

NATO launches Arctic manoeuvres, vowing to protect newest member Finland

NATO countries are in the middle of Arctic military manoeuvres, vowing on Tuesday to defend their newest member, Finland, which is hosting its first joint NATO exercise in the region since becoming the 31st member of the Western alliance in April.

Reuters

Norway says beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims to Sweden

A beluga whale which was first spotted in Arctic Norway four years ago with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian…

The National (Scotland)

Norway says Beluga whale with apparent Russian-made harness swims south to Sweden

Norwegian authorities say that a beluga whale first spotted in Arctic Norway in 2019 with an apparent Russian-made harness and alleged to have come from a Russian military facility has been spotted off Sweden's west coast

The Independent UK

Danner Arctic 600 Side-Zip winter boots review: hiking footwear doesn’t come much better than this

Warm, comfortable, grippy and versatile, the Danner Arctic 600 Side-Zip is a beautifully built winter boot

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Shipping in the Arctic faces foggy future as sea ice melts

Risks increase for sea traffic as disappearance of ice due to climate change leaves vast areas of ocean prone to fog

Al Jazeera

Russia angered by visit to Norway of largest US aircraft carrier

The USS Gerald R Ford is visiting Oslo ahead of expected military exercises in the Arctic.

Daily Record

Scot photographs rare 'Elvis' bird after years of searching for elusive creature

An Aberdeen photographer was able to capture images of a rare Arctic bird that is known locally as 'Elvis' after searching for the elusive animal for five years.

The National (Scotland)

Stirling scientist to investigate climate change unknowns in Arctic and Highlands

A SCIENTIST from the University of Stirling is leading an investigation into whether global warming causes increased carbon emissions from Arctic…

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The Conversation

Tiny but tenacious: arctic-alpine plants are engineers and warning bells

When most people consider the arctic, or high-altitude mountain landscapes, they think of endless snow, ice and bare rock. But pastel-coloured flowers, sometimes just a few millimetres wide, bloom in these dramatic places too. The miniature flowers not only weather some of the toughest habitats on Earth, but can also…

The Conversation

How Russia might rethink its alliance with China after Putin

For more than three decades, Moscow and Beijing have been incrementally strengthening their partnership. The growing number of potentially conflicting interests, for instance over investment and exploration in the Arctic, have not slowed down cooperation.

The Guardian - UK

Svalbard: the Arctic islands where we can see the future of global heating

The Norwegian archipelago is warming six times faster than the global average, with potentially disastrous results, especially for species such as the polar bear

The Independent UK

Norway takes over presidency of Arctic Council from Russia

Norway has taken over the Arctic Council’s rotating presidency from Russia

The Week

Under the melting ice: the race for the Arctic’s riches

For centuries, the Arctic’s hostile climate has ensured its status as “one of the very few remaining” unspoiled parts of the world, said Ashok Swain in Gulf News (Dubai). However, it’s also one of the planet’s most resource-rich regions, estimated to hold 13% of the world’s oil (some 90 billion…

The Conversation

Microplastics: we've found startling quantities in the ice algae that are essential for all Arctic marine life

Last summer, we travelled to the remote Arctic Hausgarten observatory area in the eastern Fram Strait (west of Svalbard, Norway) on a research ship. The samples we collected there included ice cores, sea water and ice algae from large packs of floating ice called ice floes. These form 1–2 metre…

Inverse

These Hardy, Arctic-Dwelling Microbes Can Break Down Plastic with Little Energy

Microbes sourced from the Arctic and Alps could break down plastic at lower temperatures than other tiny organisms.

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