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Temperatures Were Unusually Cold In Many Parts Of The World Thanks To The Polar Vortex, But Can We Predict When It Will Hit?
While cold temperatures and snow are not at all unexpected in many parts of the world, they are quite rare in others. In ...
N.Y. weather: Strongest polar vortex disruption of year means winter weather could hit Northeast this April
The polar vortex is a “constant feature” that begins to develop sometime in September and persists through sometime in spring ...
Canada Bolsters Arctic Defenses as Trump Sets His Sights North
As President Trump talks about U.S. dominance of the Arctic, Canada says it will spend billions to defend the region, ...
What's driving the changing face of Arctic geopolitics?
Rarely in the news, the Arctic has returned to the spotlight following the return of Donald Trump as US president. But who owns this polar region, and why is it so important to Arctic nations?
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Japan’s first Arctic research vessel to probe secrets of ice cap
Mirai II will also monitor changes in Earth’s climate and weather as well as assess challenges in the north polar region from a “global perspective.” A launch ceremony is planned in March ...
Canada's new prime minister announces Australian radar purchase while visiting edge of Arctic Circle
Canada's new leader will announced a multibillion dollar radar purchase from Australia and an expansion of military ...
New memoir After the North Pole captures the love-affair-turned-obsession of polar exploration
As destination and dream, the North Pole has few peers, and of those whose dreams led them there, Erling Kagge has few peers ...
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Canada’s new prime minister visits country’s Arctic region to assert sovereignty
IQALUIT, Nunavut — New Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived at the edge of the Arctic ... contested region. Carney will make a defense announcement in Canada’s far north while in ...