Living In The High North

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Posting this for anyone who may be interested in news from the north.

The Arctic Council Launches New Podcast: “We Want to Bring the Arctic to the World”

In the following months, High North News will publish the Arctic Council's new podcast, This Way Up. The Head of Communications for the Arctic Council, Anja Salo, says she hopes the podcast will showcase that the Arctic people have many of the answers to the region's issues.

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Norway’s Biggest Research Project Has Officially Commenced

Arctic Ocean 2050, Norway's biggest research project, officially kicked off at the Arctic Frontiers conference in Tromsø, Northern Norway, today. The project is especially important at a time when fact and truth are continuously challenged, said researcher Morven Muilwijk.

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First encounter with the dark season: - Like being on another planet

North of the Arctic Circle, darkness is a natural part of winter. For Julia En Khi Otterskred and Melina Heise, the first encounter with the dark season was a physical and mental upheaval.

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When winter conditions limit everyday life: - It's terrible

Bodø (High North News): For Marte Imingen, winter means a life with less freedom, more barriers, and constant uncertainty.

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Geopolitical posturing and resource-grabbing: Trump’s distraction from the real Greenland problem - ArcticToday

Heard any news about Greenland recently? A stupid question these days, since Donald Trump openly set his sights on the icy island in the High North. A NATO country threatening to take control of a partner’s territory, by force if necessary. Nationalism, colonialism, undisguised greed for...

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Record high electricity prices and reduced power production in the north

Three of Northern Norway's most important hydropower plants are completely or partially out of operation. At the same time, the region has experienced some of its highest electricity prices in several years.

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When Politicians' Home Addressese Determine What Is a National Crisis

Comment: A couple of weeks ago, military convoys thundered northward in Norway, fully loaded with fuel, personnel, and other supplies. They were heading to the military exercise Cold Response. If this had happened today, or while headed for more serious events than an exercise, they would not...

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The man from the North: “The Arctic is also home, not just a geopolitical playground”

Finland's new Ambassador for Arctic Affairs opens up Finland's position on Russia and the need for closer cooperation with Norway to the Barents Observer.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

 

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Norway has no plans to abandon its visa-free agreement with Pechenga, the heavily militarised border municipality

Magnus Mæland, mayor of Sør-Varanger, is urging Oslo to formally terminate the visa-free travel arrangement. The Norwegian government, however, remains reluctant, expressing hope that relations with Russia may improve in the future.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

 

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Northern Norway's power crisis: A looming catastrophe

Energy halt in Northern Norway sparks fears of a business standstill.

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State sabotage leaves Northern Norway in energy crisis

Ignored warnings lead to energy collapse, stalling development in Northern Norway.

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Try La Paz, Bolivia and Bogota, Colombia too.

 

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Finnmark sounds the alarm: ‘Practical politics is dead’

Mayors in the north are tired of empty promises from Oslo. They are now demanding power, roads and action.

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Several Suspected Espionage Cases in Northern Norway

In May, a Chinese citizen was arrested in Norway, and is alleged to have attempted to map military activity in Bodø. The incident followed the arrest of a Chinese woman on Andøya earlier in the month. The Police has not confirmed any connection between the two cases.

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Sulitjelma: The world is rearming for war – it is felt deep in the mountains of Northern Norway

From mining hopes to crypto noise: In Sulitjelma, war, the power crisis and the hunt for minerals are felt all the way into the mountains.

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Warmest June in the world's northernmost settlement

With the melting Kongsbreen glacier visible on the horizon, Ny-Ålesund at 79° North recorded a mean monthly temperature of 5.7°C.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

 

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Weekend video: Frozen worlds - ArcticToday

This week’s weekend video is an episode from Netflix’s Our Planet series, following polar bears, walruses and seals as they adapt to a rapidly shrinking Arctic. Narrated by David Attenborough, it’s a stark look at what climate change means for the animals whose entire existence depends on ice.

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“It is foolish to think that I will keep quiet”

Timofei Rogozhin has been declared a 'foreign agent' by Russia's Ministry of Justice. According to Moscow, the man who runs a sewing workshop in Mehamn, Northern Norway, has spread false information about Russian authorities, spoken out against the “special military operation”, and taken part in...

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Warmest June in the world's northernmost settlement

With the melting Kongsbreen glacier visible on the horizon, Ny-Ålesund at 79° North recorded a mean monthly temperature of 5.7°C.

www.thebarentsobserver.com

Warmest June...in 150 years of record-keeping.

The dinosaurs could tell you of warmer Junes; but unfortunately they weren't literate and couldn't record their experiences.

 

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It is the hottest summer I have ever been in Florida since 1970. That is on top of the coldest winter ever this past February.

 

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Documentary to bring Inuit story of food, family and resilience to big screen - ArcticToday

Inuit filmmaker Malaya Qaunirq Chapman is preparing to screen her first feature documentary in front of audiences. Nirilaurta: Let Us Eat is set to make its world première Aug. 6 at the International First Peoples Festival in Montreal.

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In an age of geopolitics, who gets to decide the future of the North? - ArcticToday

Veteran Arctic writer Markku Heikkilä argues that the future of the North should be shaped by the people who call it home—not geopolitics alone

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US and Canada Conduct Homeland Defense Operation in the Arctic

US and Canadian forces train to defend the Alaskan theather of operations during homeland defense focused operation Tundra Merlin.

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No more Icees!

 

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After 38 years: Trains Run Again Between Finland and Sweden in the North

It is once again possible to travel by train between Northern Finland and Northern Sweden. Although a change of train is required in the Swedish border town of Haparanda, the opening paves the way for better connectivity across the Cap of the North.

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Got to get the New Swedes spread all over the land.

How soon before blonde young women start getting stabbed in the neck on these Swedish trains?