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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Environment (Russia)
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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More than 60% of Russian territory is permafrost. Now it’s melting
Climate change is about to dramatically change the Russian North. The country is now starting the building of a new
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Ten months after spill in Arctic Russia, inspectors fear more accidents at Nornickel’s oil tank farms
Several of the storage tanks are up to 70 years old and the company has failed to fix a huge
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Russia’s Arctic coast warmest since records started says weather service
Parts of Northern Siberia were up to 7℃ warmer than normal in 2020. Massive melting of sea-ice on the Northern
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Russian researchers: Average Arctic temperature could increase 20°С by century’s end
A group of Russian climate researchers outline a further multi-degree warming of the Arctic. According to the Russian Marchuk Institute
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WMO global temperature update finds 2020 one of three warmest years on record
The year 2020 shaped up to be one of the three warmest years on record, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
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Russia has never been this hot
It was the warmest year on record across the whole country, and Arctic regions smashed the temperature norm by up
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Record-breaking heat followed by extreme cold on Russian Arctic coast
The year is coming to a close with temperatures down to minus 50 °C in parts of northern Siberia. Temperatures
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