Global warming threatens Moscow’s Arctic development plans and the lives of people there
Some Russian officials, including Vladimir Putin, apparently believe that global warming will work to Russia’s ultimate benefit by…
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A single methane ‘bubble’ explosion from global warming could cut Russia off from 89% of its natural gas
Eighty-nine percent of Russia’s natural gas production comes from the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District in the Russian Far North…
Global warming already having ‘explosive’ consequences in Russian North
Because permafrost underlies two-thirds of the territory of the Russian Federation and because two-thirds of that is projected…
By 2050, eight Russian regions will be submerged under water, Urals researchers say
Part or all of eight Russian regions will be under water by mid-century as a result of global…
Where Russia is already beginning to collapse – the Permafrost Zone in the Far North
The Siberian Times newspaper has called attention to a study showing that the melting of permafrost zone in…
Russia’s largest problem: Permafrost lying beneath two-thirds of its territory will melt this century
The Russian government says it will invest 80 billion US dollars in developing Russia’s Far North between now…
