Author: Over the Circle

A look at Arctic news from around the region. 'The Arctic Ocean Has Lost 95 Percent of its Oldest Ice- A Startling Sign of What’s to Come,' [Washington Post] 'South Korea, an Unlikely Polar Pioneer, Hosts Arctic Conference,' [Cryopolitics] 'Climate Change: Arctic Reindeer Numbers Crash by Half,' [BBC News] 'Biggest Arctic Gas Field Now in… Continue reading Elsewhere… →

Early in the new year, Over the Circle will be moving... Over the Circle. The blog, (and not coincidentally, its editor), will be moving shop from that unsung Arctic state (New Zealand) to Tromsø, Norway (69°40′58″N) in the coming weeks. Once settled, (and acclimated to the polar night!), OtC will continue to provide news and… Continue reading OtC Announcement: A Change in Hemisphere →

This week, the government of Iceland published a white paper [In Icelandic] on the country’s financial system, a move which widely viewed as signalling a long-awaited conclusion to ten years of economic recovery from the country’s devastating banking crisis, commonly known in the country as the kreppa. Among the recommendations of the report were improved regulation and… Continue reading Kreppa No More? Iceland’s Decade of Economic Recovery →

A look at Arctic news from around the region. 'Northern Lights to Neon Lights: Kirkenes to Transform into Polar Chinatown,' [Cryopolitics] 'US Climate Report Warns of Damaged Environment and Shrinking Economy,' [The New York Times] 'Extreme Weather Is Turning the Arctic Brown, Signalling Ecosystem’s Inability to Adapt to Climate Change,' [Smithsonian.com] 'Responsibility for the Arctic… Continue reading Elsewhere… →

Among the growing list of non-Arctic states with extensive interests in the circumpolar north, the Netherlands stands out, not because of its size but rather due to its considerable contributions to the study of the region over a period of several centuries. In recent years, the country has begun to pay greater attention to the emerging… Continue reading The Netherlands in the Arctic: Clear Skies and Choppy Waters →