The 14 lowest minimums for sea ice extent have all occurred in the last 14 years
Arctic sea ice extent fell to the second-lowest annual minimum on record last week, a status that followed a summer of extreme heat in Siberia and accelerated melt even after summer’s end, the U.S.
Tower Arctic marine equipment sits at Iqaluit’s municipal breakwater on Monday night in preparation for a storm that is expected to blow in tomorrow. The storm, which should pass through Kinngait and Kimmirut tonight, is predicted to bring heavy rain, heavy snow and very strong winds. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, stormy conditions will last in some form until the weekend. Once those conditions have subsided, Tower Arctic will remove the heavy equipment. (Photo by Dustin Patar)
Move comes “in response to a continuing decline in the population, which has led to a conservation concern”
“At 4:40 this afternoon, on the way back from a walk to the end of Lake Geraldine, I caught this photo of my daughter with the fall tundra colours and a 22 degree halo around the sun,” writes Mosha Folger of Iqaluit on Wednesday, Sept. 16. (Photo by Mosha Folger)
“These fibres are sufficiently persistent to undergo long-range transport from southerly source regions to accumulate in remote regions”
“Beavers are great colonizers”
Maria Fellen Atienza of Iqaluit shared this photo of her family watching the northern lights on Sept. 6. along the Road to Nowhere. She says the light to the right is the planet Mars, next to a waning gibbous moon. (Photo courtesy of Maria Fellen Atienza)
Lucy Abraham of Kuujjuaq picked these blueberries on Sept. 3. “I went for an ATV ride with the dog, and I brought a container just in case I decided to pick. What a good move! The blueberries are huge and bountiful this year in Kuujjuaq, QC. I picked the berries near Stewart Lake,” she writes. (Photo by Lucy Abraham)
Technical meetings, stalled since March, to be held this week via teleconference
“ᓄᓇᖃᑎᕗᑦ ᑐᕐᖢᓛᑲᑕᒃᑑᒐᓗᐊᑦ ᑭᓯᐊᓂᓕ ᑐᓵᔭᐅᔪᓐᓇᙱᑦᑐᑦ,” ᐅᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐃᒡᓗᓕᒃᒥ ᒪᐃᔭᖓ
“These are the first official records of this invasive alien species in Quebec”
“There remain several items of uncertainty which must be addressed”
“It looked like a hurricane”
“A recent steep decline in the population” prompts interim total allowable harvest of 42
“We want to ensure that we maintain the largest market access possible”
“That’s no sunset!” writes Rankin Inlet photographer David Kakuktinniq. “That’s the moon over the horizon. Along with the beautiful northern lights/ᐊᒃᓴᕐᖕᓂᖅ outside of Rankin Inlet, #Nunavut.” The moon appears so bright because of the long exposure used to capture the northern lights in the shot, taken on Aug. 28. We wish our readers a happy and peaceful Labour Day weekend. The offices of Nunatsiaq News will be closed on Monday. (Photo by David Kakuktinniq)
Study finds most uses of heavy fuel oils would continue under IMO proposal
Arctic cottongrass blows in the wind as the sun sets near Iqaluit on Aug. 29. (Photo by Frank Reardon)
“Our community members have been screaming and nobody has paid attention,” says Igloolik mayor
Richard Paton of Iqaluit took this photo of the sun setting behind St. Jude’s Cathedral at around 8:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 28. (Photo by Richard Paton)
“There’s the possibility that there’s some good news here”
“Our ancestors have always wanted to respect the wildlife”
Isabelle Dubois took this photo of the bursts of fireweed and rolling hillsides surrounding Kangiqsualujjuaq while waiting for the tide to come in so she could leave by boat to go camping on Aug. 14. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
The village of Kangiqsualujjuaq is seen from a nearby hillside at low tide. (Photo by Isabelle Dubois)
Mayors write letter criticizing consultation process on benefit agreement, mine expansion
