Arctic Ocean

• Arctic will likely see summer free of ice by 2030, research says

  That would mean that by the end of the melt season in September, the Arctic would have less than one million square kilometres of sea ice, even under low emissions.

  Canada

  Jun 6, 2023
  
• Russia focused on ‘important’ expansion of continental shelf in Arctic: Putin

  Moscow said in a 2021 submission to the UN that it wanted much more Arctic seabed, a move that has implications for Canada and Denmark who have their own claims.

  World

  Jan 27, 2023
  
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• Kindness of strangers propels B.C. cyclist on journey to raise funds for mental health

  Revelstoke, B.C. resident Mike Friedland cycled for 50 days between Osoyoos, B.C. and Tuktoyaktuk in the Northwest Territories to raise funds for mental health.

  Canada

  Oct 19, 2021
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• Mapping of Canadian coasts showing where climate change to hit hardest this century

  A geoscientist has developed fresh maps of coastlines showing where flooding and erosion caused by climate change are likely to inflict maximum damage this century.

  Environment

  Jul 25, 2019
• Mission in the Arctic will trap scientists in ice to study climate change

  Scientists plan to sail the ship into the Arctic Ocean, anchor it to a large piece of sea ice and allow the water to freeze around them, effectively trapping themselves in the vast white mass that forms over the North Pole each winter.

  World

  Jul 3, 2019
• Canada ratifies deal to prevent commercial fishing in High Arctic 

  No commercial fishing currently takes place in the High Arctic, but fish stocks are shifting and fishers and scientists have wondered what the northernmost seas on the planet hold.

  Canada

  May 29, 2019
• Newfoundland researchers capture video of elusive Greenland shark

  The peer-reviewed study provides the first scientific estimates of the abundance of the Greenland shark in the deep, cold waters it calls home.

  Environment

  Mar 1, 2018
• Arctic sea ice may be thinning faster than predicted: study

  A new study suggests long-held estimates of Arctic sea ice thickness and the rate at which it’s declining have been off significantly. 

  Environment

  Oct 24, 2017
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• Here’s why thinning Arctic ice could mean trouble for the whole food chain

  Phytoplankton - the base of the food chain - is blooming earlier than usual. One expert calls it the "canary in the coal mine."

  Environment

  Mar 31, 2017
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• 1st luxury cruise ship set to sail Northwest Passage

  A luxury cruise ship will depart Aug. 16 for a 32-day trip travelling from the Pacific Ocean to the Atlantic by way of the Arctic Ocean.

  Money

  Jun 23, 2016