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Hottest May on record with Russian Arctic hardest hit

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Friday, June 5, 2020 at 16:04
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May 2020 was the hottest May on record, reported the Copernicus Climate Change Service on June 5. Their data shows

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Russia declares state of emergency in Siberia following major diesel spill

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, June 4, 2020 at 11:19 — Last Updated: Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 13:37
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Large territories of rivers, streams and tundra lands are covered by more than 20 thousand tons of diesel oil from

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

Red alert for northern Siberia as heat shocks threaten tundra life

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, May 26, 2020 at 16:46
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New temperature maps for the endless stretches of Russian Arctic lands bear witness of unprecedented warming. April 2020 follows in

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Gazprom to build new pipelines between Arctic Russia and China

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at 12:19
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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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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Russia is hotter than ever say meteorological organizations

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Monday, February 10, 2020 at 09:37
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Average temperatures in January were up to 12 degrees Celsius above normal in parts of the country. It is supposed

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Business Business (Russia) Russia 

Moscow outlines €210 billion plan for Arctic oil

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at 12:53
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A new tax regime for the Russian Arctic is to provide for an unprecedented wave of investments in icy drilling.

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General Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia shuts down Arctic Indigenous rights group

Thomas Nilsen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:04 — Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2019 at 10:11
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Director of the group, Rodion Sulyandziga, says Russia’s goal with the shutdown is to keep indigenous peoples outside any international,

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

A hot summer across the Arctic, Russian meteorological institute says

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Thursday, September 5, 2019 at 10:22
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June, July and August have never been this warm in the Arctic. Data from Russian and U.S weather institutes show

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Environment Environment (Russia) General Russia 

Greenpeace Russia calls for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 8, 2019 at 14:42 — Last Updated: Monday, August 19, 2019 at 10:41
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Greenpeace Russia is calling for more resources to fight Siberian wildfires, saying the smoke is having consequences  everywhere from big

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General 

July may surpass hottest month in recorded history says World Meteorological Organization

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 08:56 — Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2019 at 10:03
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July at least equalled, and may even have surpassed, being the hottest month in recorded history, says the World Meteorological

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Environment Environment (Russia) Russia 

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

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, August 1, 2019 at 14:17 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 10:05
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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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Business Business (Russia) General Russia 

Russian grains to reach Japan via Northern Sea Route

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at 16:29
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It could open a new window to Asia, a regional governor in Siberia argues. The region of Omsk in 2018

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Denmark/Greenland Environment Environment (Denmark/Greenland) General 

2019 Arctic wildfire season ‘unprecedented’ say experts

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Tuesday, July 30, 2019 at 10:18 — Last Updated: Friday, August 2, 2019 at 09:39
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June and July are shaping up to be the most intense Arctic wildfire periods on record with blazes raging everywhere

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Canada General News Society Society (Canada) 

Arctic Indigenous food culture takes the day at international cookbook awards

Eilís Quinn, Eye on the Arctic @arctic_eq
Posted: Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 15:44 — Last Updated: Friday, June 1, 2018 at 13:01
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A book showcasing the recipes of  Indigenous peoples from across the Arctic took the day at the Gourmand International Cookbook

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General News Politics Politics (Russia) Russia 

Russia names new acting Governor of resource-rich Arctic region

Atle Staalesen, The Independent Barents Observer
Posted: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 11:00 — Last Updated: Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 11:12
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Dmitry Artyukhov was this week appointed acting Governor of the Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Artyukhov officially took over the reigns of

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