[ad_1] Just as a nice wool blanket can help a human baby stay warm and healthy, a baby white spruce tree also protects itself from a blanket of snow. At the same time, by preventing winter’s cold from reaching the ground, the snow cover helps thaw permafrost, or frozen ground …
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[ad_1] In a memo published in November 2023, Norwegian law firm Wilkborg Rein said passing the bill with an inadequate environmental assessment could violate not only the country’s own laws on environmental protection, but also European and international laws. Therefore, local communities or NGOs could file lawsuits, says Elise Johansen, …
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[ad_1] Despite the slowly growing conflict in the Arctic, the US military presence in the region has declined substantially after the Cold War. The Coast Guard is our first line of defense there, but the service may not be mission-ready. While the United States remains on the sidelines, adversaries such …
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[ad_1] In the Arctic and Antarctic, PSCs appear between 15 and 25 kilometers (9.3 and 15.5 miles) in the sky during cold winter conditions. They are generally invisible, but can be seen when the sun is at the right angle. In these cases they are known as mother-of-pearl clouds, for …
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