Eye on the Arctic

Russia’s Northern Fleet begins 2nd stage of COVID-19 vaccination

Russian military medics have begun the second stage of vaccination of the Northern Fleet personnel, defence officials announced Thursday.
December 25, 2020

Everyone encouraged to boost Sami language visibility this week

Sami Language Week is underway this week in Finland, Norway and Sweden and everyone is being encouraged to make Sami languages as visible as possible, no matter how small the action may seem.
October 21, 2020

Year-long, international Arctic science expedition comes to an end

A year-long international Arctic science expedition came to an end on Monday as the German research icebreaker Polarstern returned to its homeport in Bremerhaven.
October 13, 2020

Nordics should aim for common approach to China’s Arctic involvement says report

As China’s activity ramps up in the North, Nordic countries should aim to develop a common approach to the Asian superpower’s increased involvement in the Arctic, says a recent report.
July 13, 2020

Sami in Sweden start work on structure of Truth and Reconciliation Commission

The Swedish government announced 1.2 million Swedish kroner (approximately $170,00 CDN) this month for the Sami Paliament to begin laying the groundwork for the country’s upcoming Truth and Reconciliation Commission.
June 17, 2020

“Catastrophic” economic situation prompts merger talks for Nenets AO and Arkhangelsk Oblast

The Arkhangelsk Oblast and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug (NAO) in Russia’s northwestern Arctic announced on Wednesday in joint news releases they are planning to merge.
May 14, 2020

Ice-free Arctic summers likely by 2050, even with climate action: study

Much of the Arctic Ocean will become ice-free during summers by 2050 even if greenhouse gas emissions are reduced sharply, according to a new study.
April 23, 2020

ROUNDUP OF COVID-19 RESPONSE AROUND THE ARCTIC

March 15, 2020

Methane emissions in Arctic Ocean have long been overestimated, study claims

A new study from UiT The Arctic University of Norway revealed that estimates of methane emissions released from the Arctic Ocean floor are calculated without taking into account seasonal variability and may therefore be overestimated.
January 15, 2020

Earth’s north magnetic pole is heading for Russia

The direction indicated by our compasses, the magnetic north pole, is not fixed, unlike the geographic north. In fact, it is moving pretty fast and even more in recent years.
December 29, 2019

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