Russia’s proposed tunnel to the US, Sami legal action against Finland, Norway’s northern defense spending, rising wildfires in Canada, surprising health benefits of beluga whale skin, and much more!

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Here's how you can help survivors of the Western Alaska storm: https://alaskapublic.org/news/environment/2025-10-14/heres-how-you-can-help-survivors-of-the-western-alaska-storm

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The US government sending mixed messages over polar bear protection, NATO’s northernmost command center, Canadian beluga whales’ search for home, Finland’s construction of icebreakers for the US, Norway slowly cleaning up an oil spill, and much more!

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IUCN Red List: https://www.iucnredlist.org/

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The unexpected carbon impact of northern shipping, Trump’s interest in Greenland mining, Canada’s remembrance of a tragic past, faster aging polar bears, rising wolf numbers in Finland, and much more!

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Shipping Routes in a global context - Map: https://arcticportal.org/maps/download/maps-shipping/3304-shipping-routes-in-a-global-context -

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Trump’s cancellation of Alaskan community funding, northern Canada’s water emergency, the disappearance of Norwegian and Swedish glaciers, Finland’s planned drone wall, Fat Bear Week, and much more!

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Polar bears living at the polar base on Kolyuchin Island: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9pbNii5cgs

Fat Bear Week: https://explore.org/fat-bear-week

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An Alaskan mining megadeal, EU sanctions on Russia’s energy industry, Canada’s self-governance deal with an Indigenous nation, Iceland’s oil exploration plans, secret underground salt melting the Arctic, and much more!

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New Fossils Could Help Solve Long-standing Mystery of Bird Migration: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-birds-began-migrating-to-the-arctic-to-breed/

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Denmark’s historic military investment, the discovery of microscopic life in the North Pole, Canada’s sidelining of Arctic investment, Trump’s cuts to Indigenous education funding, updates on the Bodø/Glimt football club, and much more!

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Western Sanctions Have Unintended Climate Consequences in Russia: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/09/10/western-sanctions-have-unintended-climate-consequences-in-russia-a90486

Special Episode - Arctic Ramble: https://rorshok.com/ramble-with-mia-bennett/

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In this episode, Jack Ball, the Arctic Update writer, talks with political geographer and associate professor in the Geography Department at the University of Washington, Mia Bennett, whose new book, “Unfrozen: The Fight for the Future of the Arctic,” comes out in October.

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The Norway-Russia fishing dispute, the conclusion of Finland’s biggest human trafficking trial in Lapland, Alaska’s payment for a missing ferry, another wave of wildfires, Sweden’s treasure hunt, and much more!

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High in the Arctic, Norway’s Uneasy Ties with Russia Are Fraying: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-arctic-russia-high-north-threat/?embedded-checkout=true

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