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Polar region on the Earth's northern hemisphere

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The Arctic is a polar region located at the northernmost part of Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean, adjacent seas, and parts of Alaska, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Northern Canada, Norway, Russia and Sweden. Land within the Arctic region has seasonally varying snow and ice cover, with predominantly treeless permafrost -containing tundra. Arctic seas contain seasonal sea ice in many places.

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Arctic Cruise Ships Seized by Russia 'Suddenly and Unexpectedly'

A Canadian cruise company is taking legal action after a Russian government agency seized two polar cruise ships it had been leasing without warning. For the last eight years, One Ocean Expeditions..
WorldNews - Published 4 days ago

Fossil proves hyenas once roamed Canada's Arctic Plains

A 50-year-old mystery has been solved by scientists who identified the teeth of ancient Arctic hyenas.
BBC News - Published 1 week ago

▶ Videos for Arctic

Lost polar bear taken to Siberian zoo to be treated

A famished polar bear picked up this week after it wandered lost into a northern Russian city hundreds of kilometers from its Arctic habitat was taken on Friday to a zoo in the Siberian city of..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 00:45Published 4 days ago

Thousands of Raptor fans jam streets to celebrate first NBA title outside the U.S.

ATTENTION EDITORS: RESENDING WITH FULL SCRIPT VIDEO SHOWS: RAPTORS VICTORY PARADE THOROUGH THE STREETS OF TORONTO SHOWS: TORONTO, CANADA. JUNE 17, 2019 (CBC-NO ACCESS CANADA) 1.ONE OF THE RAPTORS OPEN

Credit: Reuters - Sports Duration: 00:38Published 1 week ago

Maersk explores Arctic shipping route with Russia - Reuters News

Shipping group A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday it is in talks with Russia's state-owned icebreaker operator to send more goods via the Arctic, which is becoming more accessible as climate change..

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:07Published 2 weeks ago

Canada Cheers Raptors First Title

TORONTO/Rankin Inlet, NUNAVUT (Reuters) - Canadians erupted from coast to coast and all the way up to the Arctic on Thursday as the Toronto Raptors captured their first NBA championship in a country..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:33Published 2 weeks ago

Russia Looks To Expand Arctic Fleet As Part Of Ambitious New Program

According to a report by Reuters, on Saturday, Russia launched a nuclear powered icebreaker as part of its ambitious program to renew and expand its fleet in order to improve its ability to tap the..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:40Published on May 25, 2019

Russia, eyeing Arctic future, launches nuclear icebreaker

In a battle to dominate the Arctic seas, Russia launched a nuclear-powered icebreaker on Saturday. Rough cut (no reporter narration).

Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 01:02Published on May 25, 2019

Watch: Musicians play ice instruments to raise climate change awareness

The quartet performed in temperatures of -12℃, which might sound cold but last month, the average temperature in the Arctic was 8℃ higher than normal, according to Greenpeace.

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:20Published on May 15, 2019

Arctic surfing: Snow, sand and the northern lights

Surfing in one of the coldest beaches in the world has changed a former fishing and farming hamlet.

Credit: Al Jazeera STUDIO Duration: 02:26Published on May 12, 2019

U.S. Says Melting Arctic Is Helpful For Trade

Gizmodo reports this week the U.S. refused to sign a declaration acknowledging the threat of climate change to the Arctic, in a meeting of the Arctic Council in Rovaniemi, Finland. Radio Free Europe..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:47Published on May 7, 2019

Arctic Council: US goes cold on climate change agreement

Diplomats from nations bordering the Arctic say the United States' refused to sign an agreement on challenges in the Polar region, because of discrepancies over climate change wording.

Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:46Published on May 7, 2019

Mike Pompeo Claims Rapidly Melting Arctic Sea Ice As A Good Thing

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday claimed that melting Arctic sea ice could actually be a good thing, as it will shorten sea voyages from Asia to the West by as much as three weeks. In a speech..

Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:37Published on May 7, 2019