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Northern Russia is well known for its harsh climate and vast icy tundra, where residents are cut off from the rest of the country. Life is hard, but they have their fun moments too.
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Anthropocentric climate change proponents suggest polar bear cannibalism is increasing due to the lack of sea ice formation and the humans causing the warming.
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British and Russian veterans have marked the 70th anniversary of the Arctic Convoys in the far northern city of Archangel. British, American and Canadian sailors braved the icy waters of the arctic to bring aid to the Soviet Union.
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Prince Harry, who was in the Arctic walking with wounded soldiers, had his return home delayed after ice on the runway cracked.
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New research shows that extremely cold temperatures have stripped the Arctic atmosphere of most of its protective ozone. An Arctic ozone hole could be formed for the first time and the effects could be felt as far south as New York.
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Temperatures are set to plunge again overnight tonight after one of the coldest starts to December in more than 20 years has caused chaos throughout the UK.
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The Earth's refrigerator is fast losing its cool, with disastrous consequences for the rest of the world. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released its latest report on the Arctic.
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Russia and Canada continue to battle over land claims in the Arctic as both nations scramble to gain evidence of rightful ownership before the decision is ultimately left with the UN.
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Greenpeace activists said they eluded tight security and gained access to the deepwater drilling ship, the Stena Don, which is anchored between Greenland and Canada in 'iceberg alley' while drilling an exploratory oil well.
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An explorer was asleep in his tent on the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard when he awoke to find a polar bear had him by the head in the beginning stages of a vicious attack.
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Arctic Headlines
Arctic Monkeys will play at the first Orion festival, being put on by Metallica in the US.
A mother polar bear and her two cubs navigate the changing Arctic landscape.
A group of islands in the Norwegian Arctic called Svalbard is becoming a surprisingly popular destination for international politicians.
UK scientists use radar satellites to measure a huge dome of fresh water that is developing in the western Arctic Ocean.
Russian oil giant Rosneft signs a deal with Norway's Statoil to explore the sea around the Arctic.
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Photo courtesy of Barbara Hillary
Barbara Hillary at the North Pole with guide Eugene Orlov.
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