2020 shaping up to be among warmest years on record says WMO
This year is shaping up to be among warmest years on record with extreme temperatures observed around the world, including
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Siberia
Ice Blog – When the Arctic ice won’t freeze
Imagine you head for the North Pole to test your brand-new giant, state-of-the-art icebreaker – and you can’t find any
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Indigenous wildfire knowledge to be key part of new Arctic Council project
With wildfires intensifying around the North, an Arctic Council project is underway to better coordinate response among circumpolar countries as
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MOSAiC international Arctic science expedition expedition reaches North Pole
An international science expedition reached the North Pole on Wednesday after project leaders noticed shrinking sea-ice conditions and “surprisingly loose”
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Peat fires, like those raging in Siberia, will become more common in Canada
Listen to the full episode of What on Earth (27:00) Among the most unsettling images of 2020 — next to the
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Sea ice extent in the Arctic reaches historical low in July
The Arctic sea ice extent reached a record low in July, shrinking to levels not seen since satellite observation of
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In unique shipping operation, two big lift ships choose Russian Arctic route for delivery to south Siberia
Ship traffic on the great Siberian rivers is extensive, but the shipment that now is on its way to Irkutsk,
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Indigenous groups paying the price for Russia’s massive Arctic fuel spill
In 2017, the New York Times called Norilsk “Russia’s coldest and most polluted industrial city.” It may not be getting colder but
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Russian watchdog seeks nearly $3B in damages over Arctic fuel spill in Siberia
Russia’s environmental watchdog has asked a power subsidiary of Russian mining giant Norilsk Nickel to pay almost 148 billion rubles, or $2.8
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Blog – Summer 2020: When the unprecedented becomes the precedent
It’s raining. I’m delighted. A strange response from a Scot who has fled the damp British climate. I write this
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Hottest May on record with Russian Arctic hardest hit
May 2020 was the hottest May on record, reported the Copernicus Climate Change Service on June 5. Their data shows
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Russia declares state of emergency in Siberia following major diesel spill
Large territories of rivers, streams and tundra lands are covered by more than 20 thousand tons of diesel oil from
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Red alert for northern Siberia as heat shocks threaten tundra life
New temperature maps for the endless stretches of Russian Arctic lands bear witness of unprecedented warming. April 2020 follows in
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Gazprom to build new pipelines between Arctic Russia and China
Russia’s natural gas company Gazprom says it intends to build pipelines from Yamal to Far Eastern Russian regions and China.
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Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations
Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed
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