How will U.S. Presidential Elections impact the Arctic? – Ask Senator Lisa Murkowski
Arctic Circle VIRTUAL is a new addition to the Arctic Circle, starting in October – the same month as the annual Arctic Circle Assembly, the lar...
What the Arctic Reveals about Coronavirus
As permafrost grows in the Arctic, so does the threat to health of both people and animals. Permafrost decay can release long hidden bacteria and viru...
Man dies from polar bear attack in Svalbard
Tragic news emerged from Svalbard today as a man died in hospital following an attack by a polar bear. The attack happened at a campsite close to the ...
Ground-breaking science research in the Arctic
It took years to prepare, 600 scientists and researchers from 20 countries in all to execute – 100 on board at any given time – in additio...
The High North begins to carefully open up for visitors
Nordic and Nordic-Arctic countries are beginning to carefully open up from COVID-19 lockdowns and travel restrictions. Greenland which was on total lo...
Awarding Destination Iceland campaign to M&C Saatchi UK leads to a lawsuit
In Iceland, like elsewhere, authorities have reacted in diverse ways to the negative economic impact of COVID-19. Amongst projects included in the gov...
#Takk Vigdís
The Icelandic nation has celebrated the 90th birthday of its former president Vigdís Finnbogadóttir in recent days with the hastag #TakkVigdís or Than...
A town in Iceland snowed in and isolated for 918 hours in the past 100 days
Iceland has been isolating for more reasons than Covid-19. In the remote northern town of Siglufjörður winter has been extreme. The nearly 1200 local ...