Arctic

Norilsk Nickel contests damage from diesel fuel spill

Norilsk Nickel contests damage from diesel fuel spill

State Commission for Arctic Development to approve Arkhangelsk Region and Nenets Autonomous Area economic integration program

State Commission for Arctic Development to approve Arkhangelsk Region and Nenets Autonomous Area economic integration program

Arctic fires emit about 59 million tons of СО2 into atmosphere

Arctic fires emit about 59 million tons of СО2 into atmosphere

Russian paratroopers perform a group jump from an Ilyushin Il-76 aircraft from 10,000 m of altitude, using parachute systems in the extreme Arctic conditions near the Franz Josef Land Archipelago

NP-12: One for all and all for one

Polar explorers at the North Pole 11 Soviet drifting ice station

Dmitry Streletsky: We need a permafrost monitoring system

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Dmitry Streletsky: We need a permafrost monitoring system

The permafrost has drastically changed over the past 20 years, buildings and infrastructure in the Arctic have begun to crumble, and Russia’s economic losses due to the thawing permafrost could reach $250 billion by 2050. Dmitry Streletsky, PhD in Climatology, expert in cryolithology and professor of geography and international affairs at George Washington University (US) spoke with correspondent Natalya Paramonova about why there is still no permafrost monitoring system in the world, why the indigenous peoples of the North have nowhere else to store whale meat, how garages and stalls have destroyed permafrost, and why snow should be cleaned, taken away in polar cities.

First environmental safety courses to be launched in St. Petersburg

First environmental safety courses to be launched in St. Petersburg

Construction of Rossiya nuclear icebreaker begins

Construction of Rossiya nuclear icebreaker begins

Medvezhyi Islands: A new Arctic nature reserve

Medvezhyi Islands: A new Arctic nature reserve

Wildlife and environment