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Articles with tag "Climate change"

hotter and hotter

2020 Was Warmest Year in Russia’s History – Weather Service

Russia's 130-year record comes amid record global temperatures as climate change continues to warm the planet.
MAIDEN VOYAGE

Russia ‘One Step Closer’ to Year-Round Sailing in Melting Arctic

An icebreaker has sailed the Northern Sea Route for this first time in winter months.
2021 LOOK AHEAD

Russia in 2021: As Climate Crisis Rages, Scientists Fear the Worst Is Yet to Come

The world’s largest country faces an accelerating emergency as warming weather sparks more environmental disasters.
'ecocide' threat

Scientists Sound the Alarm Over Fast-Shrinking Caspian Sea

The alarming rates of water level decline will threaten people, biodiversity and geopolitical stability in the Caspian Sea region, scientists warn.
prison labor

Russia to Recruit Convicts to Clean Up Arctic Pollution

An agreement has already been reached with authorities in the Krasnoyarsk region to start clean-up work in Norilsk.
STRONGER TOGETHER

New Alliance Hopes to Raise Awareness of Arctic Environmental Crisis

BRIES will unite scientists and journalists from five northern nations to sound the alarm.
chain reaction

Study Links Siberian Wildfires to Arctic Warming

“Changes in the Arctic climate are important because the Arctic acts as a refrigerator for the rest of the world,” one scientist said.
fast-warming region

Russia's Arctic Temperatures Hit New Records in December

Parts of Arctic Siberia saw temperature deviations of more than 20 degrees Celsius at the start of the month.
Changes on Top

Putin Creates New Position for Chubais

The ex-Rusnano CEO will be Putin’s new point man on sustainable development and coordination with international organizations.
A New Normal

Blame Climate Change for Historically Warm Fall in Russia’s Biggest Cities, Experts Say

Russia's two biggest cities will see warmer seasons over the next 10 years compared with the prior decade.
COCKTAIL OF FLAWS

Arctic Oil Spill: Nornickel Failures, Tank Flaws Caused Catastrophe – Report

A report commissioned by Nornickel said the metals giant failed to investigate warning signs or grasp the consequences of a possible disaster.
shifting patterns

Ice Storm in Russia’s Far East Linked to Climate Change

The storm has battered the region and left 100,000 residents without electricity for several days.
opinion Elena Agarkova Belov

Russia Should Get Behind Arctic Ban on Dirty Fuel

Russia is watering down a block on heavy fuel oil — a toxic pollutant — in the Arctic. That could be a dangerous mistake.
weather anomaly

Arctic Archipelago Sees October Temps 10 Degrees Hotter Than Normal

The Russian archipelago of Severnaya Zemlya also saw the largest temperature anomaly on the planet last month.
CLIMATE CRISIS

Scientists Fear Arctic Sea That Didn’t Freeze Heralds Trend

A Russian expert told The Moscow Times that sea-ice coverage is shrinking 10% each decade.
bubbling over

New Methane Discharge Discovered in Russia's Arctic – Guardian

The finding is prompting concerns that a new feedback loop that accelerates climate change may have already been triggered.
'tipping point'

Slight Arctic Warming Could Trigger Abrupt Permafrost Collapse – Study

The warming works like “a sensitive trigger for a threshold-like permafrost climate change feedback,” the study's authors said.
Eco Disaster

Kamchatka Marine Life Death Caused by Algae: Russian Scientist

Scientists suggested that up to 95% of marine life living along the seabed in the affected area had died.
rising thermostat

Russia Sees Warmest September in Recorded History

The largest temperature anomalies were recorded in Russia's northern and Arctic regions.
VTimes

How Nornickel Became the Arctic’s Biggest Polluter

One Russian company releases more sulfur dioxide into the air than the whole of the U.S.
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