Plastic and other light material blown from Greenland’s open dumps often winds up in nearby fjords. (Arctic DTU)
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They’ll also provide hot water to homes and businesses in Nuuk and Sisimiut
Two new trash-to-energy systems are expected to provide residents of Greenland’s two largest cities with heat and hot water while at the same time helping the country address a lack of waste management facilities.
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Hamlet wants iron ore production increase phased in over four years
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“I may be using similar tools as southern researchers to create the atlas, but what’s unique is that I’m using Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit to interpret the imagery”
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Hunters say pandemic makes it difficult for their non-Nunavut advisers to attend
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“Many of the communities are warming quite a bit faster than the global average,” says researcher Scott Dallimore
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Study looks at blubber to measure the stress hormone cortisol
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Big changes caused by climate change in the Arctic are linked to one another, NOAA’s annual snapshot says
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“Every year we see changes, disturbing changes, in front of our eyes”
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Whale was “bigger than my house,” says Lenny Aqigiaq Panigayak
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ICC will pursue issue at IMO meeting next year
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Ban’s exemptions and waivers could permit so-called “bunker oil” until 2029
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Climate change means more seals for now — but remains bad news in the long run
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Regional wildlife authorities waiting for approval of a new five-year management plan
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$1.43 million to help protect Arqvilliit, also known as the Ottawa Islands
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Sea-ice monitoring program to expand to Grise Fiord, Kugluktuk, Taloyoak and Iqaluit
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“There is a reason these organizations were created, and there is a reason why there is a process to follow”
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Grise Fiord saw highs of 3.4 C, when the average temperature would be about -15 C
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“I think we should consult Nunavummiut about whether they support uranium mining or not”
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In-person 12-day gathering to start week of Jan. 25 in Pond Inlet
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Intake pipe was replaced at the end of September
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“We also have to think about our future Inuit … we have to do a balancing act so we can give Nunavummiut what they need and also future Nunavummiut”
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Propylene glycol leak was discovered at the community’s district heating system in November 2019
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Fluorinated compounds can damage immune system, may increase COVID-19 severity
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Narwhals lack “key gene” to fight off viruses
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Fluorinated compounds can damage immune system, may increase COVID-19 severity