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Evans Thomas Jr. and his neighbors know exactly how they're spending their dividend checks of $1,305 for being Alaskans — not on new toys or vacations, but on warming their homes come winter in a village situated just below the Arctic Circle.
Sarah Palin says she's not a quitter, she's a fighter, but adds that, politically speaking, "if I die, I die. So be it." Sporting fishing waders and a T-shirt, Palin defended her decision to resign as Alaska governor in half a dozen interviews broadcast and published Tuesday morning.
Nearly one-third of the natural gas yet to be discovered in the world is north of the Arctic Circle and most of it is in Russian territory, according to a new analysis led by researchers at the U.S. Geological Survey.
NATO will need a military presence in the Arctic as global warming melts frozen sea routes and major powers rush to lay claim to lucrative energy reserves, the military bloc's chief said Thursday.
Lindsey Vonn felt right at home north of the Arctic Circle.
Iceland suspended trading on its stock exchange for two days and took control of the country's largest bank — the third to be placed under its protective umbrella — on Thursday as it grappled with a banking crisis that is threatening to engulf the entire country.
This sparsely populated nation near the Arctic Circle has long clung to an ethos of rugged individualism where, unlike in most of Western Europe, the right to bear arms is deeply ingrained in the culture.
After traveling around the Arctic Circle alone, walking across South America, venturing through African war zones and hiking deep into the Amazon, Borneo and Sumatra jungles, Mike Horn is ready to embark on his most ambitious project yet.
Visitors to Alaska often marvel at the crisp, clear air. But the truth is, the skies above the Arctic Circle work like a giant lint trap during late winter and early spring, catching all sorts of pollutants swirling around the globe.
In what some scientists see as another alarming consequence of global warming, thousands of Pacific walruses above the Arctic Circle were killed in stampedes earlier this year after the disappearance of sea ice caused them to crowd onto the shoreline in extraordinary numbers.
A robotic dirt and ice digger blasted off Saturday on a 422 million-mile journey to Mars that NASA hopes will culminate next spring in the first ever landing within the red planet's Arctic Circle.
Never Ending Sun -videoSummer in the Arctic Circle means 24-hour daylight. The sun doesn't set; it just bounces along the horizon!
Northern lights: photographs of the Aurora Borealis around the Arctic Circle Northern lights: photographs of the Aurora Borealis around the Arctic Circle
Arctic Becomes an Island as Ice MeltsThe North Pole has become an island for the first time in human history as climate change has made it possible to circumnavigate the Arctic ice cap.
We can't get enough of this oil mess. We can't sleep without hearing or mentioning it every ten hours or so and perhaps we've even found ourselves mentioning the dirty word 'petro-leummmm' in the midst of our REM.
Cons Making MDA the New Avro?If Canadians are not careful, what happened to the nations pride and joy Avro Arrow; years ahead of its time in terms of technology and capability,could happen again. Minister Prentice says that the acquisition of MDA, by US based ATK is not good for Canada.
NASA Sees Arctic Ocean Circulation Do an About-FaceA team of NASA and university scientists has detected an ongoing reversal in Arctic Ocean circulation triggered by atmospheric circulation changes that vary on decade-long time scales.
Inuit Culture on the Brink In the town of Illulissat on Greenland's western coast, the native Inuit culture is receding with glaciers.
Welcoming Video about FinlandIn case you missed Eurovision last May, you may want to see this video. Those who are more familiar with Eurovision Song Contest know, that the host country always wishes to show a good presentation video about the country.
wcco.com - Seeing The Effects Of Global Warming In The Arctic"We were going to cross what is called the Cumberland South, 50 miles across, 150 miles long," Steger said. "Normally you just go right across to get to the village of Pangnirtung, but that entire area was open up this year, it totally broke up in January."
Russia hopes a legal hunt will protect polar bears - International Herald TribuneThe Russian government hopes that a regulated legal hunt of polar bears will serve to reduce the number of polar bears killed by poachers (estimated between 100 and 200 annually).
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