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WMO confirms 38 C Arctic temperature record in Russia

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at 08:37
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, December 10, 2021 at 11:43
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The port town of Dudinka reports about minus 39 °C and winds up to 25 meter per second, and a

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EU ready to co-fund removal of sunken nuclear subs from Russian Arctic seabed

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, November 22, 2021 at 11:35 — Last Updated: Monday, November 22, 2021 at 11:38
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The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) has decided to start a technical review aimed to find a safe way to

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Several of Russia’s dirtiest rivers are located near the border to Norway

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 12, 2021 at 09:30
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But one of them is reported to undergo environmental recovery. The comprehensive annual reports on the state of environment published by the

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Russia’s coal-fired power plant in Svalbard faces overhaul

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, November 5, 2021 at 08:45
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The modernisation of the polluting object is necessary for cuts in CO2 emissions, a Russian government commission decides. The coal

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Climate negotiators point at Russia’s increasing forest fires

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, November 4, 2021 at 11:09
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Over the past five years, Russian forest lands affected by fire have more than tripled. Also far northern forests are

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City in Arctic Russia cooling ground to preserve buildings on thawing permafrost

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, October 22, 2021 at 15:00
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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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Radioactive time bombs will be lifted from ocean floor in 2030

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, October 4, 2021 at 11:41
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 2, 2021 at 11:24
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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

Emily Chung, CBC News
Posted: Friday, August 6, 2021 at 14:52
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‘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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, July 30, 2021 at 16:15
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, July 12, 2021 at 08:08
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Friday, July 2, 2021 at 16:09
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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

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, June 28, 2021 at 12:19
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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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, June 22, 2021 at 14:20
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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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