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Welcome to the archives of Arctic Deeply. While we paused regular publication of the site on September 15, 2017, and transitioned some of our coverage to Oceans Deeply, we are happy to serve as an ongoing public resource on the Arctic. We hope you’ll enjoy the reporting and analysis that was produced by our dedicated community of editors contributors.
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Hannah Hoag is the former managing editor of Arctic Deeply. She has covered climate change, science policy, energy and health for more than a decade, reporting for a wide range of publications that include Nature, Discover, Wired, New Scientist, Maclean’s and the Globe and Mail. She is a contributor to The Science Writers’ Handbook: Everything You Need to Know to Pitch, Publish, and Prosper in the Digital Age, and served as deputy editor for the book’s website. Before turning to journalism, Hannah studied rare genetic diseases, but she decided reporting on science and its impacts might be a more exciting career. It also offered more adventure: Hannah has reported from an ice floe in the Beaufort Sea, a rainforest in Guyana and a canoe drifting across a northern Ontario lake.
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As the council’s chairmanship passes to Finland, Arctic nations recognize the impact of abrupt warming to their region, agree to curb black carbon emissions and aim to boost scientific cooperation.
Rising temperatures, dropping oil prices and tightening ties between the United States and Canada all helped create some of the Arctic’s most noteworthy happenings in 2016. Here’s a recap.
From food security to Inuit activism, from tourism to natural resource development, here are the 10 stories you read, shared and engaged with most in the past year.
Meet the people who stand apart when it comes to improving education, fighting climate change, boosting international collaboration and revitalizing Indigenous culture in the Arctic. They are the ones we’ll be watching in the years to come.
Common eiders are an important part of life in the North. Inuit in Canada and Greenland harvest the eggs and down and hunt the seabirds for meat. These communities are also watching for disease outbreaks and other concerns in a changing environment.
A letter signed November 12 by nearly three dozen scientists petitions President Obama to permanently protect the U.S. Arctic from offshore drilling and exploration.
A new marine protected area in the Canadian Arctic protects species and habitats, prevents oil and gas development and safeguards economic activities for Inuvialuit.
The Arctic Yearbook has turned its lens on the Arctic Council to assess the region’s governance system. Here, its editor explains the council’s changing priorities, what to expect from Finland’s chairmanship and why the Arctic is like the International Space Station.
On early Wednesday morning, Donald J. Trump was elected president of the United States, logging a victory against Hillary Clinton that surprised many. What will it mean for the Arctic?
As part of our “Arctic Agriculture” series, Milan Shipka, director of the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, talks about Alaska’s agricultural potential.
Longer, warmer summers in the Arctic mean some regions are growing crops unthinkable in the past. Arctic agriculture may not be booming – yet – but it’s showing potential to increase food security and boost local economies.
Following Norway’s announcement that it’s opening up new grounds for oil exploration, legal action brought by Greenpeace and Norway’s Nature and Youth organization argues that Oslo needs to keep Barents Sea oil in the ground.
A national survey of Americans looks at their views on climate change and the Arctic, and how they line up with their political views. Lawrence C. Hamilton explains the trends and divisions among voters during this presidential election.
The Arctic’s snow, ice and permafrost help moderate the global climate. Rafe Pomerance explains how focusing on the Arctic and deep investments in R&D could help set the planet on the right course.
Climate change is an urgent problem, but the policy measures in place don’t match the scale of the threat, explains Phil Duffy, president of the Woods Hole Research Center.
Nivi Olsen, Greenland’s minister of education, wants to raise teaching standards and introduce English as the first language children learn after Greenlandic. Doing so will empower Greenland’s citizens and create a strong society, she says.
The Saami University of Applied Sciences takes a holistic approach to education that reflects traditional Saami livelihoods and culture. This Indigenous-led research is vital in a changing Arctic, says Saami Council leader Gunn-Britt Retter.
Following the first-ever White House Arctic Science Ministerial, representatives have agreed to strengthen Arctic observations and data sharing, thus expanding scientific understanding of the Arctic and building regional resilience.
A new book identifies the policy challenges facing the Canadian government. John Higginbotham, a former public servant who co-edited the book, hopes the collection will boost discussion on the future of Canada’s Arctic agenda.
The White House will host high-level science officials and representatives from Indigenous peoples’ groups from more than two dozen countries to discuss ways to advance cooperative international research in the Arctic, a region undergoing rapid environmental change.
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