Author: Over the Circle

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) The Atlantic published a photo essay featuring wintertime views of Churchill, a town in Manitoba, Northern Canada. The pictures were taken by Carlos Osorio, a photographer with Reuters, covering subjects ranging from polar bears to snowy countryside vignettes. 2) Norway's high prices for groceries were the subject… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 22-8 November →

[Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The Arctic Yearbook 2021: Defining and Mapping the Arctic has been published. This online work is composed of six sections, along with several shorter notes, covering issues ranging from regional security and sovereignty, Arctic economic development, discussions on Indigenous culture and art and media, and other high… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 15-21 November →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Mingming Shi 1) Al-Jazeera featured an introductory video about how Iceland has become an example of sustainable food production, (including greenhouse-grown fruits and vegetables), despite its Arctic climate, using an environmentally friendly approach, including renewable energies such as the country's plentiful hot water supplies. 2) A video report on the… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 8-14 November →

Happy Birthday Móri! [Photo by Mingming Shi] by Mingming Shi 1) The five Nordic governments, along with official representatives from Åland, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, jointly confirmed their commitment to increase cooperation on emergency preparation in the future, according to the Icelandic news service RÚV. At the Nordic Council meeting in Copenhagen, Denmark this week,… Continue reading Arctic News Roundup: 1-7 November →

[Photo by Marc Lanteigne] by Marc Lanteigne Following a hiatus last year due to the global pandemic, and instead shifting to virtual presentations for much of 2020 and after, the Arctic Circle conference returned to Reykjavík this year, with a more modest schedule but still with much to discuss. With stringent access rules for participants,… Continue reading Microphones On: The Arctic Circle’s Comeback →