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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
Preparation and Prevention: Developing Community Emergency Management Plans in Remote Alaska
BY JEFF ENNENGA, LISA AMANIQ SHIELD, KENNI PSENAK AND REBECCA BRAUN: A steady burr fills the small, twin-engine, turboprop airplane – currently…
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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
Sharing Circles: Circumpolar Indigenous Perspectives on Wildland Fire
BY ANNA DEGTEVA AND CAMILLE VOURC’H: Sharing Circles are essential elements of Indigenous Peoples’ cultures and decision making. In the Circle, everyone…
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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme: Measuring the Impact of Smoke, Soot and Emissions
BY SIMON WILSON AND ROLF RØDVEN: Wildfires are a natural part of the boreal system and of some Arctic ecosystems.
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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
Making the Case: The Need for a Wildland Fire Expert Group in the Arctic Council
BY MICHAEL YOUNG: Studies show that wildland fires around the world are increasing in size, frequency and intensity due to the effects…
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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
A Growing Problem in Siberia: Climate and Humans Contribute to Rise in Wildfires
BY LENA POPOVA: In the harsh conditions of the coldest region on the planet – the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in north-east…
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June 2025 | Arctic Council Special Issue
Arctic Emergency Management Conference 2025
BY OLE KRISTIAN BJERKEMO, HANS KRISTIAN MADSEN AND NINA ÅGREN: The Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council organized the inaugural Arctic Emergency…
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