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Commentary: Climate change is a military problem for the US

The U.S. military has its hands full at the moment with a vicious war in Ukraine and U.S.-China tensions over issues from human rights to sovereignty over the South China Sea. But it cannot delay taking action to address climate change, the most persistent strategic threat we face.

Tribune News Service

Arctic Council countries to resume limited work excluding Russia

Arctic Council countries Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden and the United States said on Wednesday they would resume limited internal cooperation that excluded Russia.

Reuters

Olympic gold medallist curling skipper Eve Muirhead picks up double honour

The Prince of Wales spoke to sports stars about curling at Balmoral in Scotland and the Duke of Sussex’s Arctic trek for veterans at an investiture.

The Independent UK

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Executive of 'Russian Facebook' die trying to cross Arctic river in all-terrain vehicle

Vladimir Gabrielyan, 39, deputy CEO of VK, and his friend Sergey Merzlyakov, 44, the social media company’s purchasing director, died in the crash in northern Russia

Daily Mirror

Commentary: My family sees climate change in the Arctic. Here’s how we’ve learned to take action

Spring blossoms have started in most parts of the country, but in Alaska the ice is still melting.

Los Angeles Times

Canadian Arctic tuberculosis outbreak lays bare overcrowded living conditions

Officials in Nunavut say there are 31 cases of active tuberculosis in the hamlet of Pangnirtung, a community of 1,500

The Guardian - US

Treesy Does It: Scientists Say Tundra Could Be Lost In 30 Years As Trees Take Over

The unique vegetation of the Arctic tundra could disappear by the year 2050 if no substantial reduction in global warming is achieved, scientists have warned.

Zenger

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Earth’s most extreme farms will help scientists grow food in space

Opinion: Antarctic research plays an important role for space to this day. Here's what we can learn from more than a century of research at the extremes of Earth.

Inverse

The Arctic's Tricky Quest for Sustainable Tourism

Home to polar bears, the midnight sun and the northern lights, a Norwegian archipelago perched high in the Arctic is trying to find a way to profit from its pristine wilderness without ruining it. The Svalbard archipelago, located 1,300 kilometers (800 miles) from the North Pole and reachable by commercial…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UK photographer spots huge ship appearing to fly

Rare mirage is more usually encountered in the Arctic

The Independent UK

‘Flying’ ship seen off Cornwall coast as rare optical illusion caught on camera

‘Mirage’ usually only seen in the Arctic

The Independent UK

Melting permafrost could expose millions to invisible cancer-causing gas

Scientists are working to map out the risks of the permafrost thaw, which could expose millions of people to radon, an invisible cancer-causing gas

Inverse

Over 100 years of Antarctic agriculture is helping scientists grow food in space

Figuring out how to feed people in space is a major part of a larger effort to demonstrate the viability of long-term human habitation of extraterrestrial environments. On May 12, 2022, a team of scientists announced that they had successfully grown plants using lunar soil gathered during the Apollo moon…

The Conversation

Rejection of Arctic mine expansion bid offers hope for narwhal population

Conservationists and Inuit community relieved at decision on Canadian iron mine that threatened ‘extirpation’ of cetacean

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Daily Mirror

Tiny Arctic town in Lapland warming nearly three times faster than rest of the planet

The residents of Salla in Finland are so worried about their future they made a fake bid to host the summer Olympics to raise awareness about the climate crisis

Daily Mirror

Mysterious secret Russian island that’s disappeared from Google Maps

Conspiracy theorists are questioning why a black smudgy mark is being used to censor satellite imagery of a remote icy Arctic enclave that once belonged to the USA

WEKU

Russia may become the only non-NATO nation in the Arctic, sparking fears of conflict

For decades, Russia and other nations collaborated on scientific and environmental issues in the Arctic. Now, there's concern that Finland and Sweden joining NATO could spark a military buildup there.

Daily Mirror

Vladimir Putin’s criminal investigators hunting rumoured pregnant lover's ex

Colonel Shalva Museliana - who is on the Kremlin's wanted list - is accused of bribe-taking in the supply of snowmobiles, all-terrain vehicles, and speedboats to the guard’s Arctic forces

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The Independent UK

Army poised to revamp Alaska forces to prep for Arctic fight

U.S. Army leaders say they are poised to revamp forces in Alaska to better prepare for future cold-weather conflicts

Reuters

On Norway's Arctic border with Russia, a town freezes ties with its eastern neighbour

(This May 11 story is refiled to add original name of organization mentioned in paragraph 15. Text otherwise unchanged.)

Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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.

Daily Mirror

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

The Conversation

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.

WEKU

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.

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