Elsewhere…

‘Far From the Arctic, Venezuela’s Last Glacier Melts Away,’ (Cryopolitics)
‘Slowly but Surely, China is Carving a Foothold through the Arctic,’ (South China Morning Post)
‘Arctic Council at COP23: Climate Change in the Arctic and its Global Impacts,’ (Arctic Council)
‘Once-Pristine Arctic Choking on Our Plastic Addiction,’ (CBS News)
‘Lavrov Attacks Norway, Says Relations on Svalbard Could Be Better,’ (Barents Observer)
‘Vikings Razed the Forests, Can Iceland Regrow Them?‘ (The New York Times)
‘Arctic Refuge Drilling Closer as U.S. Senate Moves to Open Site,’ (CBC News)