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Minnesota power sports manufacturers hit rough trails
Arctic Cat permanently laid off 65 workers in Thief River Falls last week and furloughed other hourly workers at the snowmobile plant there, the Minnesota Star Tribune reported Friday.
Arctic Cat announces layoffs, furloughs at Thief River Falls facility
Minnesota snowmobile and ATV manufacturer Arctic Cat announced employee furloughs and layoffs at its Thief River Falls ...
Phys.org21d
Climate change impacts on Arctic species interactions
Climate change is altering species distributions across the world, and this is particularly marked in the Arctic where warming is occurring most rapidly. Researchers at Durham University ...
The Washington Post22d
The $10,000 cruise that recently became possible — and might not last for long
SVALBARD, Norway — The cruise company’s promotional video starts with a loop of Arctic nature at its most awe-inspiring: a surfacing whale, a lumbering walrus and a polar bear shrouded in mist.
earth24d
The Arctic is melting fast, but a slowing ocean current could help
Under the unforgiving Arctic sun, the wintry landscape swarms with shivers and whispers that tell tales of an unrelenting rise in temperatures. This icy expanse, our last bastion of frost, is ...
Crude Oil Prices24d
Russia's Arctic LNG 2 Project Put on Ice With No Restart Plans
Russia's Novatek recently halted operations at its Arctic LNG 2 project, and it has no plans to restart it this winter, according to an anonymous Reuters source familiar with the matter.
Bloomberg L.P.24d
Russia’s Arctic LNG 2 Plant Halts Amid Tightening US Sanctions
Russia’s sanctioned Arctic LNG 2 plant has stopped liquefying natural gas as western bans are restricting its options to ship and sell cargoes, according to people familiar with the situation.
Alaska Beacon25d
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
On Wednesday, the board of directors for the state-owned Alaska Industrial Development and Export authority approved spending $20 million to pursue legal claims and oil leases in the Arctic National .
Science Daily25d
Slowing ocean current could ease Arctic warming -- a little
"The overall impact on ecosystems and weather patterns, both in the Arctic and globally, could still be severe." The research team used a coupled climate model, which integrates interactions ...
Alaska Public Media25d
Several key steps toward drilling in Alaska’s Arctic refuge are due before year’s end
Fall colors are seen on Aug. 24, 2015, along the Canning River on the western edge of the Arctic National Wildlife ... deadline to hold a second oil lease sale covering land within the refuge.
BBC25d
Polar bears face higher risk of disease in a warming Arctic
As the Arctic warms, polar bears face a growing risk of contracting viruses, bacteria and parasites that they were less likely to encounter just 30 years ago, research has revealed. In a study ...