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Lack of ice is hindering hunting in Greenland. Humans are not the only one who rely on hunting in, the dogs in Qaanaaq are starving.
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The Ministry Transport in Russia has introduced a new bill regarding "state regulation of merchant shipping in the waters of the Northern Sea Route. The website of the Ministry reads that Minister of Transport, Sergey Aristov, introduced the bill in Duma.
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New research strengthens the belief that there is oil in the seabed around Jan Mayen.
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The Abisko Scientific Research Station introduces a PhD training course on multidisciplinary issues related snow and climate change effects on it. "Snowtalks" will be held on the 19th of March til the 23rd of 2012.
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High gold prices have led to extensive search for the material. In northern Norway a new gold discovery could become very valuable, but the expedition not only found gold.
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The Northern Sea Route shipping season is now over. To much ice in the Arctic ocean hinders any more shipping.
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Arctic Portal is proud to introduce its latest project, about biodiversity in Arctic waters. In cooperation with the Fisheries Science Center of the University of Akureyri, Vistey has opened.
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Science Nordic is a newly opened independent website for science news in english from the Nordic countries. The web site is a welcomed forum for Arctic research available in English.
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Canada will take special measures to protects its polar bears. Federal Environment Minister Peter Kent has declared the polar bear a "species of special concern".
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The Hariyo Ban project was introduced this week. The 5 year long program aims to reduce the adverse effects of climate change in Nepal.
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A huge rift has been discovered in the West Antarctica icesheet, forming a new gigantic iceberg.
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What happens when the vast amounts of carbon in Arctic soils are released to the atmosphere? This is the central question fieldresearchers, operators of long term observatories and modellers from 18 partner institutions in the EU intend to answer with the PAGE21 project.
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Scandinavian Resources have announced a major find of gold and copper in Finnmark, Norway.
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Denmark is looking to pave the way for China to the Arctic Council. Denmark wants China to become a permanent observer state in the organization.
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Stockholm University has two vacancies for PhD students for the PAGE 21 project. Both positions are in Physical Geography at the Department of Physical Geography and Quaternary Geology.
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