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Putin orders building of North Pole ice base

The Artur Chilingarov Ice Base will be located on an ice floe and house…

After three decades of bridge-building comes Norway’s plan for detonation

Norway bet on democratic development in Russia and invested heavily in building bridges –…

U.S. names controversial Trump ally to lead key Arctic research commission

The United States has appointed Thomas Emanuel Dans, a Trump ally and founder of…

Climate change sharpens fight over Alaska mining road
Climate change sharpens fight over Alaska mining road

AP reports that renewed federal support for Alaska’s long-debated Ambler Access Road is reopening…

Shadow tanker blocked by Arctic sea ice

There were several powerful icebreakers in the area, but the 293-metre-long gas carrier Buran still…

Denmark to compensate Greenlandic women for involuntary birth control

Denmark’s government said on Wednesday it had reached an agreement in parliament to provide…

Boom in gold price could bring new mine to Nunavut
Boom in gold price could bring new mine to Nunavut

Agnico Eagle Mines also credits higher price for extending life of Meadowbank mine Record-setting…

What a weakening AMOC means for northern communities

Public anxiety over the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC) spiked again this year as…