Major disaster averted in icy Kara Sea after two oil barges ran aground
Russia’s Marine Rescue Service describes the unprecedented salvage operation as “extremely difficult” as ice was rapidly building up on the
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Novaya Zemlya
Ships set out on trans-Arctic voyage as spring comes to Northern Sea Route
Accompanied by nuclear powered icebreaker Yamal, LNG carrier Nikolay Urvantsev moves eastwards in this year’s first transit shipment on the
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Green light for new seaport in Russian Arctic archipelago
Russian state experts approve construction plans for the Pavlovskoye seaport in the remote and heavy militarized Arctic archipelago in northern
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U.S., Norwegian aircraft fly mission over Barents Sea
Three U.S. B-52 strategic bombers; P8 maritime patrol aircraft, tankers and a RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft were flying over the Barents
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Russian Arctic National Park director aims to boost tourism
The establishment of a special customs regime around the remote archipelago of Franz Josef Land, in Arctic Russia, would boost
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Retreating ice reveals new land in Arctic Russia
A 55 square kilometer big island is one of several pieces of land that has been discovered in the Russian
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Finnish company joins mining project in Russian High Arctic
Mining technology company Outotec will take part in the development of the Pavlovsky zinc and lead mine in Novaya Zemlya,
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Bear ‘invasion’ in Arctic Russia: media too quick to blame climate change, experts say
Photos and videos of the more than fifty polar bears walking around the houses in Belushaya Guba have gone viral
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Russian Arctic town overrun by polar bears
People in Russia’s eastern Arctic are scrambling to come up with a plan to take back their community after it
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December sea ice levels in Arctic Europe at record low
It is December and European Arctic waters are free of ice way north of Svalbard and Novaya Zemlya. Norwegian Ice Service,
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Large ore mine to be developed in remote Russian Arctic
As project planning of the new Pavlovsky ore processing plant and seaport proceeds, regional authorities say there will be plenty
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As funds run low, Kremlin seeks help from big business for grand Arctic projects
As the Russian treasury is running out of money, government appeals to the country’s biggest industrial companies for funding to
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Russian troops undertake exploration of large Arctic island
Five 30-ton heavy ATVs are making their way around the Novaya Zemlya (Russian Arctic) as part of a major exploratory
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Teen researchers tell Putin Russia’s ice sheet is quickly melting
In a presentation for the Russian President, two young students describe how new islands are appearing along the coast of
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Major corruption case clouds Russian base projects in Arctic
Two men with close ties to the Ministry of Defence are charged with theft of almost 3 billion rubles in
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