Year-round opening of the Northern Sea Route depends on icebreaker escorts. Image: Baltic Shipyard To promote the development of the Russian Arctic, national and regional authorities have invited foreign delegations from friendly countries to visit Arkhangelsk, in the...
Canada’s Nunavut region (here Iqaluit) and Nunavik have similar connectivity needs. Image: Michael Delaunay Three new communities in the Eastern Hudson Bay region have been connected to the fibre-optic network, according to an announcement by Hilda Snowball,...
Light is one of the essential elements for the synthesis of vitamin D by the skin. Sunset in Nunavik. Image: Martin Tuchschere / Wikimedia Commons A new study has just documented an epidemic of vitamin D deficiency in the villages and communities of northern Canada....
On the left, Naaja H. Nathanielsen, Greenland’s Minister of Enterprise, Trade, Mineral Resources, Justice and Gender Equality, shakes hands with Maroš Šefčovič, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Green Pact for Europe,...
After the Arctic, the Antarctic show signs of weakness in the face of global warming. Image : Julia Hager Image : Julia Hager A foundation to fund research projects of excellence in the cryosphere will be launched this evening in Paris in the hope of saving the poles....