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Brit exploring Russia's Arctic region arrested for 'snooping on Putin's military gear'

Charlie Walker was detained, fined and is to be expelled from Russia after allegedly asking residents in Tiksi about the special military operation in Ukraine

Daily Mirror

Once the slick is gone: New tool helps scientists monitor chronic oil in Arctic wildlife

When we think about the Arctic, most of us think of a snow-covered barren landscape and vast stretches of icy ocean. This is far from the reality of the Canadian Arctic today. With approximately 150,000 people calling it home, this region is certainly not barren.

The Conversation

UK to see 20C highs as Azores plumes hit some areas while others blasted by Arctic winds

Warm air and sunshine is expected from Thursday with weather forecasters predicting temperatures of 20C ahead of the weekend, as other parts of the UK will see Arctic winds

Daily Mirror

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Toughness has limits: over 1,100 species live in Antarctica – but they're at risk from human activity

It’s hard to survive in bitterly cold Antarctica. But the ice continent is home to more than 1,100 species who have adapted to life on land and in its lakes.

The Conversation

A new Iron Curtain is eroding Norway's hard-won ties with Russia on Arctic issues

The countries share a border. Along the frontier, residents say a new barrier has disrupted everything from Arctic climate action and nuclear waste control to trade and cross-border sports leagues.

WEKU

Biden Administration Reverses Trump's Effort To Open More Land For Oil Drilling In Arctic: CNBC

The Biden administration reversed a Trump administration plan that allowed the government to lease more than two-thirds of the country’s largest swath of public land to oil and gas drilling, writes CNBC. The Bureau of Land Management’s decision will shrink the amount of land available for lease in the National Petroleum Reserve in…

Benzinga

‘Green industry wants to take our land’: the Arctic paradox

Sweden’s ‘green transformation’ promises to help Europe fight the climate crisis. So why is it uniting radical environmentalists, ecologists and Sami reindeer herders in protest?

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War in Ukraine threatens geopolitical balance in the Arctic

Russia shares a maritime border in the Arctic with European and American members of NATO. While environmental concerns and economic interests have typically dominated collaboration in the region, the war in Ukraine threatens to upset this careful balance.

France 24

Why freezing the Arctic Council is bad news for global security

For the past quarter-century, the Arctic has been a unique zone of cooperation among the eight countries of the high north: Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Russia and the United States. Even when relations between Moscow and the West soured, the Arctic Council’s work was a reminder that multilateral…

The Conversation

Climate change taking a toll on U.S. military bases in the strategic Arctic, report finds

A new report from the Defense Department’s inspector general offers a rare bit of public stock-taking of the military’s state of readiness for a warming Earth.

Chicago Sun-Times

Luxury cruises to the Arctic take a hit from the Russian invasion of Ukraine

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — Small luxury cruise ships newly built for the Arctic are canceling many of their planned calls in Northwest Alaska this summer, with many citing the Russian war in Ukraine.

Tribune News Service

Russia calls increased NATO military activity in the Arctic worrying, warns of "unintended incidents" - TASS

Russia is worried about increased activity of NATO forces in the Arctic and sees risks of "unintended incidents" occurring in the region, TASS news agency cited Russian ambassador-at-large Nikolai Korchunov as saying on Sunday.

Reuters

Arctic snow forecast for UK by end of the month - what the Met Office says

Independent weather forecast service says we should enjoy the fine spell of weather while it lasts

Wales Online

Climate toll on Arctic bases: Sunken runways, damaged roads

The Pentagon's inspector general's office says U.S. military bases in the Arctic and sub-Arctic are failing to prepare their installations for future climate change as required

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Thawing permafrost is roiling the Arctic landscape, driven by a hidden world of changes beneath the surface as the climate warms

Across the Arctic, strange things are happening to the landscape.

The Guardian - UK

‘Black carbon’ threat to Arctic as sea routes open up with global heating

As climate crisis allows new maritime routes to be used, sooty shipping emissions accelerates ice melt and risk to ecosystems

The Guardian - UK

Compartment No 6 review – bittersweet brief encounter on an Arctic-bound train

Two wildly mismatched travellers find themselves sharing a sleeping compartment from Moscow to Murmansk in Finnish director Juho Kuosmanen’s beguiling romance

Reuters

Ukraine conflict hurts Russian science, as West pulls funding

Dozens of international scientists have arrived each year since 2000 at Russia's remote Northeast Science Station on the Kolyma River in Siberia to study climate change in the Arctic environment.

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The Hindu

Watch | Why is Arctic Council important to India?

A video on why is the Arctic region and the Arctic Council important to India

The Guardian - UK

Drone technology gives us the eyes of gods. Could it help us save arctic seals?

Images of harp seals taken from hundreds of miles above show their plight. They should spur us to action, writes Philip Hoare

Axios

Polar science threatens to crack under strain of Russia's war in Ukraine

Crucial scientific projects in the Arctic are in limbo as Russia becomes more isolated from the world.

Daily Mirror

UK weather forecast: Heavy snow and 70mph gale warnings as -5C Arctic freeze continues

The Met Office is warning of gales reaching 70mph and heavy snow for parts of the country causing travel chaos as an Arctic blast with lows of -5C is set to continue into the weekend

Daily Mirror

UK weather forecast: Arctic blast grips country bringing -5C lows and 4 inches of snow

The UK is set for several days of freezing temperatures and snow after Arctic air from the north takes grip over the whole country bringing wintry showers and lows of -6C

Salon

Arctic greening won’t save the climate

The Arctic has been greening as temperatures rise. What is the real impact of the northern region's new climate?

Bristol Post

UK weather: 'Arctic freeze' set to hit bringing six inches of snow

There is a 'weather divide' today as some parts of the UK are set for snow, and others highs of 16C

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