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Nearly 3,000 people, 50 aircraft mobilized to fight wildfires in Russia

1 August 2019 14 h 17 min — 2 August 2019 10 h 05 min Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic 0 Comments European Space Agency, health, pollution, Siberia, temperature, weather

Nearly 3,000 people and 50 aircraft are working to extinguish wildfires across Russia said the country’s aerial forest protection service

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Arctic summer 2019: record heat, dramatic ice loss and raging wildfires

22 July 2019 9 h 47 min — 29 July 2019 9 h 39 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate, heat, sea ice, temperature, weather, wildfires

Never before have temperatures this high been registered at this time of year. June 2019 was the warmest ever on

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LNG tanker breaking through thick ice in Russia’s eastern Arctic

5 July 2019 16 h 29 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments energy, gas, icebreakers, LNG, Northern Sea Route, sea ice, shipping

The Vladimir Rusanov is breaking its way from Sabetta to Korea through Russia’s Arctic route. The ship left Sabetta, the

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Island in northwestern Russia becomes nature reserve

25 June 2019 14 h 41 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments indigenous, Kolguyev, natural reserve, Nenets, parks

The unique birdlife on the island of Kolguyev needs protection, environmental authorities say. The Kolguevsky nature reserve (zakaznik) is established

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June heat wave hits Northern Europe

10 June 2019 9 h 34 min — 14 June 2019 13 h 58 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments heat, Kola Peninsula, summer, weather

Temperatures over 30°C on the White Sea coast and within the Arctic Circle on the Kola Peninsula. 30,3°C near Olenegorsk

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Work begins to remove nuclear waste from old Russian ship in Murmansk

23 May 2019 14 h 42 min — 23 May 2019 15 h 15 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Lepse, Murmansk, nuclear, nuclear waste, ships

The compartment with hundreds of partly damaged spent fuel elements is taken into a shelter to minimize the risk in

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Russian researchers evacuate camp as Arctic ice cracks

2 May 2019 10 h 54 min — 2 May 2019 13 h 59 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments ice floe, Roshydromet, sea ice

In a rush, the Russian researchers picked up their gear when the giant ice floe broke into pieces. The researchers

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North Pole camp season cancelled before it even started

15 April 2019 11 h 14 min — 18 April 2019 12 h 17 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Arctic Ocean, Barneo, North Pole, sea ice, Svalbard

Cold politics and warming climate are the reasons why the ice-camp for the first time in 18 years can’t open.

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Warmest winter ever on the Northern Sea Route

28 March 2019 11 h 35 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate change, global warming, Northern Sea Route, Roshydromet, shipping

Parts of the region had an average temperature almost 4 degrees Celsius above normal. The Russian Arctic is becoming increasingly

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Russian research vessel heads for High Arctic for sea ice study

26 March 2019 11 h 53 min — 26 March 2019 11 h 54 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Akademik Tryoshnikov, Franz Josef Land, research, sea ice, Svalbard

It is part of Russia’s preparations for the building of an Arctic research platform to be permanently based in the

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Scientists surprised to discover meteor exploded over Bering Sea in December

19 March 2019 14 h 47 min — 22 March 2019 13 h 06 min Nicole Mortillaro, CBC News 0 Comments asteroid, Bering Sea, Kamchatka, meteor, space

On Dec. 18, 2018, a large meteor streaked across the sky over the Bering Sea before exploding with 10 times

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Nuclear icebreaker operations should be moved away from Murmansk, safety expert says

13 March 2019 14 h 03 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments icebreakers, Murmansk, Northern Sea Route, nuclear icebreakers, nuclear waste, Rosatomflot

Rosatomflot’s service base is not sized for all the planned new nuclear-powered icebreakers, says Andrey Zolotkov, who previously worked as

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Russia funds research to improve Arctic weather forecasts

27 February 2019 9 h 58 min — 1 March 2019 9 h 46 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate change, global warming, Kara Sea, meteorology, Northern Sea Route, Roshydromet

The money is allocated from the government’s reserve fund and is to strengthen Arctic weather forecasting. The Russian government this

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The island that disappeared in Arctic Russia

22 February 2019 14 h 19 min — 22 February 2019 14 h 31 min Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments climate change, Franz Josef Land, global warming, oceans, Perlamutrovy island

It was discovered in the early 20th century and has since been part of all maps of the Arctic. But

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Bear ‘invasion’ in Arctic Russia: media too quick to blame climate change, experts say

14 February 2019 10 h 42 min — 15 February 2019 15 h 02 min Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer 0 Comments Belushya Guba, climate change, journalism, media, Novaya Zemlya, polar bears, wildlife

Photos and videos of the more than fifty polar bears walking around the houses in Belushaya Guba have gone viral