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Effects of weather variability on maple syrup production studied

United States and Canada, Universal State Boundary, North America

10 Mar 2017

ScienceDaily

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Mysterious ocean 'blob' could be behind warmer B.C. temperatures

Inundation, sedimentation, and subsidence creates goose habitat along the Arctic coast of Alaska

North Slope, Alaska, United States

16 Dec 2013

Environmental Research Letters

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Ice Skating on Goodacre Lake - A Distant Memory

Goodacre Lake, Beacon Hill Park, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

1 Jul 2009

Beacon Hill Park History

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Climate change – it’s about the people

Nuuk, Sermersooq, Greenland

Sermitsiaq.AG

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In ‘brutal’ heat wave at U.S. Open, Daniil Medvedev warns that a player is ‘gonna die’

New York City, New York, United States

Anchorage Daily News

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Anchorage sees its snowiest November in at least 70 years

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into atmosphere

Fairbanks, Alaska, United States

MSN

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Girdwood faces high costs to repair aftermath of record-breaking storm, official says

Girdwood, Alaska, United States

Anchorage Daily News look

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Exceptionally cold April brings frost every day

Windermere, England, United Kingdom

BBC

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‘Some days we eat grass’: families on the edge in Afghanistan’s food crisis – in pictures

Afghanistan

the Guardian

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Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

Rebalse (Rancho Cervantes), Colima, Mexico

AP News

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New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected

Nature

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July was world’s hottest month on record, climate scientists confirm

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Still waiting on Merbok aid, Shaktoolik braces for fall storms

Shaktoolik, Alaska, United States

The Nome Nugget

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Haines disaster considered 200-500 year storm event

Haines, Alaska, United States

Fairbanks Daily News-Miner

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How will climate change affect hailstorms? Expected effects of climate change on hailstorms vary markedly by region

ScienceDaily

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Winemakers getting bitter taste of climate change

Greece

eKathimerini.com

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Climate change threatening Indigenous ways of life

Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada

CBC

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Food shipments arrive in Clyde River after reports of bare shelves

Clyde River, Nunavut, Canada

CBC

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FEMA is making sweeping changes, but they’ve come too late for Typhoon Merbok survivors

Chevak, Alaska, United States

KYUK

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Climate change worries Finland's young reindeer herders

Northern Finland

Yle Uutiset

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Rainy days on track to double in the Arctic by 2100

ScienceDaily

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Weak winds in the Pacific drove record-breaking 2019 summertime marine heat wave

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Bad weather hampers military efforts to purify Iqaluit river water

Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada

CBC

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State officials extend studded-tire removal deadline by 15 days

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

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Background Articles

Effects of weather variability on maple syrup production studied

Mysterious ocean 'blob' could be behind warmer B.C. temperatures

Inundation, sedimentation, and subsidence creates goose habitat along the Arctic coast of Alaska

Ice Skating on Goodacre Lake - A Distant Memory

Climate change – it’s about the people

In ‘brutal’ heat wave at U.S. Open, Daniil Medvedev warns that a player is ‘gonna die’

Anchorage sees its snowiest November in at least 70 years

Thawing permafrost is full of ice-forming particles that could get into atmosphere

Girdwood faces high costs to repair aftermath of record-breaking storm, official says

Exceptionally cold April brings frost every day

‘Some days we eat grass’: families on the edge in Afghanistan’s food crisis – in pictures

Microbes in Arctic Soils Are Primed to React to Climate Change

Arctic Cold Case: Thousands of mysterious animal deaths finally solved

Can hurricanes reach the Arctic?

Antarctic winter sea ice hits 'extreme' record low

Dial it up to Category 6? As warming stokes storms, some want a bigger hurricane category

New climate models reveal faster and larger increases in Arctic precipitation than previously projected

July was world’s hottest month on record, climate scientists confirm

Still waiting on Merbok aid, Shaktoolik braces for fall storms

Haines disaster considered 200-500 year storm event

How will climate change affect hailstorms? Expected effects of climate change on hailstorms vary markedly by region

Winemakers getting bitter taste of climate change

Climate change threatening Indigenous ways of life

Food shipments arrive in Clyde River after reports of bare shelves

FEMA is making sweeping changes, but they’ve come too late for Typhoon Merbok survivors

Climate change worries Finland's young reindeer herders

Rainy days on track to double in the Arctic by 2100

Weak winds in the Pacific drove record-breaking 2019 summertime marine heat wave

Bad weather hampers military efforts to purify Iqaluit river water

State officials extend studded-tire removal deadline by 15 days

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