The Bureau of Land Management announced on Thursday that it plans to sell oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, a 19.64 million-acre area in northeastern Alaska, on January 6. The timeline of the sale has been…
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Massive Arctic blast hits central and western USA breaking records with temperatures as low as -45F – The Sun
A MASSIVE arctic blast has hit America, bringing record-breaking temperatures as low as -45 F (-42C) in some parts of the country. Subzero cold was recorded as far south as the Grand Canyon yesterday morning, while Big Piney in Wyoming…
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Arctic air mass expected to hit US, bringing bitter cold temperatures
National forecast for Friday, March 1 Although Americans hope March brings warmer weather, they first have to deal with a brutal arctic air mass that is expected to deliver bitterly cold temperatures and dangerously low wind chills across the U.S. While it…
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Possible south coast snow, -40 C temperatures for the interior as arctic blast hits B.C.
Break out the sweaters, British Columbia, frigid weather is on the way. Environment Canada has issued extreme cold warnings for the Peace River, Chilcotin, Prince George, Kinbasket, South Klondike Highway and Haines Road regions. Arctic outflow warnings are also in…
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‘Arctic’ Review: Madness in a Frozen Wasteland
Sometimes all a movie needs to offer is the spectacle of an actor suffering for his art — or at least appearing to. Do you long to see Mads Mikkelsen, his face chapped and frostbitten, fighting to stay alive after…
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Skiing in the land of the midnight sun
KIRUNA (Sweden) • The wild terrain of the Arctic used to be the playground of explorers. But a new crop of high-end heli-ski lodges is turning it into the next frontier for skiers in search of virgin powder and unlimited…
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