Putin wants new Barents Sea rail link back on track
Still unclear who will possibly pay for the 500 kilometers long railway from Karpogory in Arkhangelsk region to the not-yet-built
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Russia’s grand Arctic plan might get stuck in the ice
The troublesome shipping on the Northern Sea Route continues into the new year. Almost three weeks after the world’s most
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30–50% of critical northern infrastructure could be at high risk by 2050 due to warming, says study
Thawing permafrost across the circumpolar North is posing an increased risk to transport and transportation infrastructure, and if left unchecked,
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Russia’s new North Pole platform soon ready to move into ice
The unique research station will conduct its first expedition this year, the country’s natural resource minster says. There is still
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Neighbouring Norway not on President Putin’s New Year’s best wishes list
The Russian president sends greetings to 36 countries and state leaders. Nordic neighbors Sweden and Finland are both on the
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New “Arctic bus” to be tested in Russia’s Far North
A new type of bus specially designed to navigate the Russian Arctic in extreme conditions will soon be tested in
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New pipeline across Russian Arctic bay stirs environmental concerns
A new underwater pipeline connection across the great Arctic bay opens for untapping of major natural gas resources in the
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Russia’s Arctic coastline is losing 7,000 hectares per year to climate change
A new study conducted at the Moscow State University confirms that the Arctic permafrost along the country’s northern coastline is
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Bolstered by battery boom, British mining company to dig nine new open pits in Russian Arctic
Eurasian Mining Plc teams up with state company Rosgeo for the development of a new far northern ‘global center’ for
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Blog – Russia’s nuclear Arctic?
While much of the world’s attention has been focused on the escalation of the tense border situation between the Russian Federation
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This year’s last transit shipment underway on Northern Sea Route
Few days after several ships were rescued out of the sea-ice, nuclear icebreaker Yamal prepares for escort of heavy loads
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WMO confirms 38 C Arctic temperature record in Russia
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has confirmed the record-breaking 38 C temperature reported in Verkhoyansk, Russia last year. “This new
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Extreme cold hits northern Russia
The port town of Dudinka reports about minus 39 °C and winds up to 25 meter per second, and a
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After 30 years of construction, a remote tundra highway nears its destination in Arctic Russia
More than 500 workers step up building of the remaining 40 km of the road between Naryan-Mar and Usinsk. It
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Moscow to boost Svalbard presence as part of hybrid-strategy, expert warns
“A hybrid-strategy is underway in which Russia bolsters its legitimate presence in Svalbard on one hand while raising tensions in
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