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Winds and currents funnel icebergs from the Greenland Ice Sheet toward Canada, crossing trans-Atlantic shipping lanes along the way. The International Ice Patrol tracks these movements using flights and, now, satellites.
Read more: Keeping an Eye on What the Arctic Throws Down Iceberg Alley
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Under the auspices of the International Maritime Organization, countries are looking at ways to limit the use of thick, viscous heavy fuel oils in Arctic waters.
Read more: Arctic Nations Agree to Work Toward Curbing Use of Heavy Fuel Oils
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Longer hot, dry spells in the boreal forests that stretch across Alaska and the Northwest Territories create the conditions for wildfires triggered by lightning strikes.
Read more: How Climate Change is Spurring Wildfires in Alaska and NWT
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An explorer’s wind-powered sled is turning out to be a cleaner, simpler way for polar researchers to do their work studying pollutants on the Greenland ice sheet.
Read more: Scientists Harness Wind to Study Greenland Ice Sheet
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The World Wildlife Fund spent 18 months scoring how well Arctic nations are meeting their environmental goals. But as the WWF Arctic Programme’s communications chief Clive Tesar explains, the grades are just part of a bigger picture.
Read more: Scorecard for Arctic Environmental Issues Draws Surprising Conclusions