City in Arctic Russia cooling ground to preserve buildings on thawing permafrost
Rising Arctic temperatures are causing permafrost to thaw, putting the world’s largest city built on frozen ground in deep trouble.
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Environment (Russia)
Radioactive time bombs will be lifted from ocean floor in 2030
The two rusty nuclear submarines K-27 and K-159 will be raised from the sea bed of the Barents- and Kara
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Reindeer calves found dead for second year in a row on river in Arctic Russia
Poaching and climate change might be the reasons why more than 1,200 migrating animals did not make it across the
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Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost
‘Sparta’ was probably 1 or 2 months old when she died 28,000 years ago Scientists have unveiled an extraordinary find
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Extreme fire activity continues in Yakutia, Russia
High temperatures, lack of rainfall and drier-than-average soil are among the factors that may have contributed to the increasing number
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Russian oil companies forge ahead with new plans saying projects are green and environmentally friendly
They are among the world’s biggest climate gas emitters. And they are trying to justify their huge new oil and
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Putin voices concern about melting permafrost, but doubts it’s caused by humans
The Russian president underlines that melting ground in the Arctic could have devastating effects on his country. But he remains
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More than 40% of buildings in northern Russia affected by permafrost changes, says Natural Resources minister
Previously solid ground is quickly degrading. The melting of the permafrost is about to cause huge damage to buildings and
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Record breaking temperatures recorded in Arctic Russia
Sunday saw a slew of record-breaking temperatures in Arctic Russia, as a persistent heatwave continues to sweep Siberia, especially in
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Russia’s second Arctic research station to be powered by renewables
Snowflake-2 science research station will be a five-domes construction to house year-round environmental monitoring and education. It was during an
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Russia allocates $7.4 million to help fight forest fires in Yakutia
Russia’s federal government has allocated 450 million rubles ($7.4 million CDN) to help fight forest fires in the Sakha Republic
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Kola Peninsula to get radioactive waste from southern Russia
Three old contaminated steam generators from Balakovo nuclear power plant will be transported north to Saida Bay in what will
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Blog – Hot times ahead as oil-fuelled Russia chairs the Arctic Council and polar warming picks up pace
The bi-annual Ministerial Meeting of the Arctic Council in Reykjavik, Iceland, on May 20th attracted a lot of media interest – not least
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Oral histories unlock impact of climate change on nomadic life in Arctic Russia, says study
The oral histories of nomadic Indigenous Peoples in Siberia are helping to unlock the full impact of climate change on
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Nornickel has changed positively, says Taimyr Indigenous group in Arctic Russia
After the oil spill, we see positive changes in policy and approaches to interaction with the indigenous minorities, says Grigory
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