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As heat sweeps over the Arctic, Moscow seeks way to adapt

A global heatwave is gaining force and the Russian government appears to acknowledge that its Arctic will be among the regions worst hit. But the country’s response is not combat of climate change, but rather adaption to the new reality.
January 04, 2019

It’s a law - Russian Arctic shipping to be regulated by Rosatom

President Putin signs the bill that makes the country’s state nuclear power company top regulator of the Northern Sea Route.
January 02, 2019

Drama in Arctic waters as trawler runs aground at Svalbard

The crew of 14 was saved, but the fate of the vessel, which has 300,000 litres of diesel oil on board, remains unclear.
December 31, 2018

Researchers rejoice as construction starts of offshore Arctic station

The new installation will be crucial for our studies of the rapid ongoing changes in the region, Russian Arctic research leaders say.
December 28, 2018

Sámi Parliament in Finland disappointed with Arctic railroad working group

The working group on the Arctic railroad has prepared its report, but the document will not be released until it is translated into the different Sámi languages.
December 20, 2018

Russia presents a grandiose 5-year plan for the Arctic

Investments in regional infrastructure and natural resource development will over the next years be equivalent to the country’s federal budget on health and education.
December 14, 2018

Arctic in trouble: Sea ice bottoms as carbon emissions peak

It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya.
December 09, 2018

«Explosive growth» in Russian Arctic shipping

Despite complicated ice conditions, more than 18 million tons of goods has been shipped along the Northern Sea Route in 2018, a 68% growth from 2017.
December 05, 2018

World’s first floating nuclear power plant is making Pevek an Arctic boom town

In one of Russia’s remotest spots is going on a hectic construction of new housing, parks and local infrastructure.
November 30, 2018

More nuclear power for Russia’s icebreaker fleet

A fleet of five LK-60 icebreakers will be built to keep waters open for the quickly growing Russian Arctic shipping.
November 29, 2018

«Billion ruble profits and hundreds of new jobs at Novaya Zemlya»

As project planning of the new Pavlovsky ore processing plant and sea port proceeds, regional authorities say there will be plenty of money and jobs in the remote Arctic island.
November 27, 2018

Georgy Brusilov is back in Arctic waters

Almost 105 years after the Russian polar explorer vanished in his attempt to make it through the Northeast Passage, the powerful tanker that carries his name breaks its way towards LNG terminal Sabetta.
November 19, 2018

Court case between Swedish reindeer herders and the State of Norway: Trying the validity of “Lapp Codicil”

For thirteen years, there has been no reindeer herding agreement on the grazing of reindeer across the border between Sweden and Norway. In Sweden, reindeer herders view the 1751 Lapp Codicil as still valid.
November 09, 2018

Nuclear-powered container ship finds future in fish

The “Sevmorput” might start shuttling frozen fish along the Northern Sea Route.
November 08, 2018

Kremlin downplays possible Putin-Trump Arctic summit in Finland

President Niinistö, though, says there are progress in the plans for a Arctic Summit in Finland next year.
October 11, 2018

Scientists and leaders gather in Finnish north to talk Arctic biodiversity

Finland is hosting the Arctic Biodiversity Congress this week, where 450 scientists, government officials, indigenous peoples and experts from 26 countries are discussing safeguarding the Arctic environment. Finland is chair of the Arctic Council from 2017-2019, and hosting two high-level environmental meetings this month.
October 10, 2018

Thawing permafrost makes big trouble for world's northernmost town

Houses are sagging in Longyearbyen and the unstable ground around the famous seed vault is now frozen artificially while the entrance to the tunnel is being re-built.
October 09, 2018

New state commission takes on Putin’s big plan for the Arctic

Russia’s new state Commission for the Arctic will have to follow up the President’s new top priorities, including the boost of goods shipments on the Northern Sea Route to 80 million tons by year 2024.
October 08, 2018

«Dramatic for Barents ecosystems»

One of the world’s most comprehensive marine research expeditions reveals powerful change in the marine life of the Barents Sea.
October 04, 2018

Nine countries and EU set to sign ‘historic’ agreement to protect Central Arctic Ocean

Officials from five Arctic countries and five major distant fishing powers are meeting in Greenland Wednesday to sign a legally binding international accord that will protect nearly three million square kilometres of the Central Arctic Ocean from unregulated fishing.
October 03, 2018

This place on Russia’s Arctic coast has most dramatic climate change

The town of Dikson and the surrounding Taymyr Peninsula has the most rapid temperature increase in Russia, as well as an aggravating melting of permafrost and nearby sea ice.
October 02, 2018

Skábmagovat Film Festival 20 years: spotlights Arctic indigenous films

According to Artistic Director Jorma Lehtola, the public will be able to watch indigenous films from Sápmi, Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia at the 2019 Skábmagovat Film Festival in Inari, Finland.
October 01, 2018

Gazprom tests the ice in its northernmost license area

The Heiss area is located along the coasts of the Franz Josef Land and could hold up to 140 million tons of oil and 2 trillion cubic meters of gas. Now, Gazprom is training on how to remove icebergs from the harsh Arctic waters.
September 20, 2018

Arkhangelsk eyes hundreds of millions of investments as city is turned into top venue for Arctic talks

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev mulls big money for upgrades of the local airport and university ahead of next year’s Arctic Forum.
September 18, 2018

Dead whale on Arctic beach can be feast for more than polar bears

The whale that this week stranded on the shores near Longyearbyen, Svalbard, should have been used as attraction for tourists, says local researcher Bjørn Frantzen.
September 11, 2018

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