Arctic Watch

Facts About the Arctic

Habitat

What the Arctic in a time of crisis means for humanitarians

The Arctic is no longer a quiet corner on the map. It is the front line of the global power competition.

Arctic Lapland Scraps Proposed Health Cuts

The Lapland regional council’s decision to maintain the three health services is an important success for the area’s local and Indigenous communities in Arctic.

‘What research can do for a community’: New center dives into Arctic research

Cana Uluak Itchuaqiyaq knows firsthand the toll climate change has on Arctic communities.

Preserving traditional lake fishing through Arctic tourism

As climate change is making livelihood in Arctic increasingly uncertain, the Sámi Education Institute is helping adapt.

Protest Against US Control of Greenland Attracts Thousands in Nuuk

Thousands of Greenlanders marched in protest against US President Donald Trump’s renewed push to acquire and control the island territory.

Alum Reports on Inuit Food Sovereignty from the Canadian Arctic

Wearing two layers of gloves makes it difficult to hold a pen, let alone take the quick, legible notes required of a boots-on-the-ground reporter.

Reindeer on thin ice. On how winter rain is changing the Arctic

The phenomenon of rain on snow (ROS) has become a spectacular effect of rising winter air temperatures.

Arctic climate action award highlights collaborative research

Shorter winters, thinning sea ice, vegetation change and shifting wildlife distributions have been recorded by Indigenous hunters and land users across the Arctic.

Finnish Prime Minister Highlights Need to Apologize to the Sami

The prime minister also commented that he plans to set up a parliamentary working group to consider how and when to issue the apology.