Russian oil tankers blocked off Danish coast by Greenpeace activists
On Thursday 31st March, Greenpeace activists blocked the pathway between two tankers carrying Russian oil off the coast of Denmark. Greenpeace called ...
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Iceland Airwaves returns for 2022: Arlo Parks, Metronomy set to headline
Popular music festival in Iceland, Iceland Airwaves, is returning for 2022 after a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The news brings the announceme...
Over a quarter of Icelanders battling obesity
According to Iceland Monitor, Iceland’s branch of Overeaters Anonymous (OA) has stated that 27 percent of the country is battling obesity. Overeaters ...
Offshore wind power in Sweden: country plans to increase capacity
A plan has been unveiled by the Swedish government to develop offshore wind power turbines with an annual clean energy generation capacity of 20TWh to...
Swedish iron ore mine requested to be scrapped by UN
Calls to scrap plans for an iron ore mine in Sweden have been made by two UN human rights experts to protect indigenous Sami people. David Boyd, a spe...
Greenland loses more than 5 billion tons of ice over past 20 years
According to Polar Portal, Greenland has lost more than 5,100 billion tons of ice over the past 20 years, which equals enough water to flood the entir...
Firefighters in Iceland called fifty times during New Year’s Eve due to brush fires
Sunnlenska has reported that Iceland’s firefighters were called out around fifty times across the country due to brush fires caused by fireworks...
Greenland sees higher temperatures linked to global warming
According to the Danish Meteorological Institute, Greenland has seen temperatures higher than usual for this time of year, which has been linked to gl...