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According to Haines Borough Police Chief Heath Scott, the department received 182 bear-related calls in 2019. That is more than double the number of bear-related calls they received the previous year. Said Fish and Game bear biologist Anthony Crupi, “With really low returns of pink salmon and coho salmon this year, bears are really searching out any opportunities they can find” .

Temperatures across the Arctic have been warmer than usual this fall, with one community in the Northwest Territories recording above-average temperatures for 72 days in a row.

There has been little snowfall, temperatures are above normal and there is little to no sea ice on Alaska's northern coasts.

As we rolled into November, scientists discovered last month was the warmest October on record globally.

By better aligning the tire season with average snowfall, the city hopes to limit road deterioration.

Nuiqsut's Napageak crew, captained by Thomas Napageak, landed the very first bowhead of the season on Aug. 29. It was a 29.5 foot whale.

The top of the world saw record-beating average temperatures flashing through all three summer months.

The monthly temperature for the entire country was 1.7 degrees above normal.

Climate change is making life difficult for the indigenous people - and wildlife - of the Sami region.

Record-breaking temperatures are nothing new for Norwegian glaciers. If temperatures become warmer, more glaciers may disappear.

Earth’s natural cycles can’t account for the recent warming seen over the past 100 years, new research suggests.

Change is coming to Alaska’s plants, animals, insects and microbes, and gardening practices will need to change too.

Spring has become warmer in Norway's easternmost city. Now Vardø may lose its Arctic climate.

In recent decades, Norway has seen a clear increase in the number of days that are warmer than normal. Here you can check the development 42 locations in the country.

So far, this year's summer may not give associations to climate change, but for the past 30 years, summer has actually been a full 12 days longer in Oslo.

If you're eagerly waiting for springtime you can count on the wait being one week shorter compared to the last 100 years.

The average temperature for the entire country was 1.2 degrees above normal in March. It is thus the twelfth month in a row that the temperature in Norway has been above normal.

March becomes the hundredth month in a row with temperatures above normal. "It is unique and shows how fast climate change is happening in the Arctic," says climate scientist Ketil Isaksen at the Meteorological Institute (MET).

The record early departure of the sea ice offshore Nome (March 12), and ice gone missing from Norton Sound astounded weather experts.

The golden plover and other species are moving their arrival time up by an average of half a day per year, and have been doing so for the last 20 years.