Russia plans to establish an air defence "dome" across its polar region by arming all of its Northern Fleet's Arctic divisions with S-400 missile batteries, a Russian naval commander said on Monday.

Russia plans to set up Arctic air defence 'dome' with S-400 missiles

Russia's navy said Tuesday it had discovered five new islands revealed by melting glaciers in the remote Arctic. An expedition in August and September charted the islands, which have yet to be named and were previously hidden under glaciers, said the head of the northern fleet, Vice Admiral Alexander Moiseyev.

Russia discovers five Arctic islands uncovered by melting ice

Russia will launch the world's first floating nuclear reactor and send it on an epic journey across the Arctic on Friday, despite environmentalists warning of serious risks to the region.

Russia launches floating nuclear reactor in Arctic despite warnings

Iceland unveils memorial plaque for lost glacier

July 2019 temperatures were the hottest ever recorded globally, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday, while satellite data showed polar ice shrank to its lowest levels.

July 2019 hottest month on record for the planet: US agency

Deadly microplastic pollutes world's oceans, Arctic too breached

In Newfoundland, Canada, icebergs are a source of wonder to tourists and joy to merchants: more and more ice giants from Greenland are drifting to this island in eastern Canada. Some see it as a boon, others as a stark illustration of the accelerated melting of the Arctic.

'Iceberg Corridor' sparks economic boom on Canada's east coast

A Soviet nuclear submarine which sank off Norway in 1989 is still emitting radiation, researchers said on Wednesday (July 10) following an expedition that used a remotely controlled vehicle for the first time. The Komsomolets sank in on April 7, 1989 after a fire broke out on board, killing 42 crew. The wreck now lies at a depth of about 1,700 metres (5,577 ft) at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea, to the southwest of Bear Island in the Arctic.

Soviet submarine that sank off Norway in 1989 still emitting radiation

Russian officials have faced accusations of trying to cover up the full details of the accident that killed 14 sailors as they were carrying out what the defence ministry called a survey of the sea floor near the Arctic.

Vladimir Putin admits submarine hit by deadly fire was nuclear-powered

Sri Lanka terror group NTJ linked to Easter bombings had millions in cash, assets: Police The Islamic State-linked Sri Lankan extremist group National Thowheed Jamaath (NTJ), blamed for the Easter Sunday bombings, has been found possessing more than Rs 9,70 crore in cash and other assets worth over Rs 7,00 crores, police said on Monday.

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Some fishermen in Norway stumbled upon a white beluga whale with a tight harness, which they say appeared to be Russian made.

Beluga whale with Russian harness raises alarm in Norway

Russia stakes its hold on Arctic with army base

Russia reaffirms presence in the Arctic

A federal judge in Alaska has overturned US President Donald Trump’s attempt to open vast areas of the Arctic and Atlantic oceans to oil and gas leasing. The decision issued late Friday by US District Court Judge Sharon Gleason leaves intact President Barack Obama’s policies putting the Arctic’s Chukchi Sea, part of the Arctic’s Beaufort Sea and a large swath of Atlantic Ocean off the US East Coast off-limits to oil leasing.

US judge scraps Trump order opening Arctic, Atlantic areas to oil leasing

What would happen if a cruise liner suddenly found itself without power in the middle of the Arctic? After narrowly averting a maritime disaster, Norway is mulling the safety of cruise ships in the Far North.

Dramatic Viking Sky rescue a wake-up call for Arctic cruises

A new study by the Indian Institue of the Tropical Meteorology (IITM) Pune has revealed that the fog formation over the Indo-Gangetic plains of north India is determined by the abnormal air circulation patterns in Arctic and Eurasia.

Air pressure in Arctic responsible for fog in Delhi: Study

Iceland's Foreign Minister Gudlaugur Thor was in India recently and spoke at length with WION's principal diplomatic correspondent Sidhant Sibal. Iceland, an Arctic country and will chair the council next year, welcomed India's role in the region and called for increased ties between New Delhi and Reykjavik.

India is a large stakeholder in Arctic: Iceland FM Gudlaugur Thor to WION

The Arctic had its second-hottest year on record in 2018, part of a warming trend that may be dramatically changing earth's weather patterns, according to a report released on Tuesday by the US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration.

Arctic posts second warmest year on record in 2018

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Now, a Finnish NGO, Melting Ice, has decided put Trump's face on ice, literally.

Project Trumpmore: Now, Trump's 115-foot face to be carved in the Arctic

Parts of Europe are at the moment colder than the Arctic

Europe is icy cold, the North Pole is balmy: Global warming turns world upside down

In 2017, winter sea ice around the Earth's northern pole cover fell to the smallest extent on record

Warming, melting Arctic is 'new normal'

Two Norwegian helicopters and several vessels have been searching the area since Thursday, and more help was on the way, including a coast guard vessel and a sea patrol plane

Search continues for Russian helicopter missing in Arctic

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