Arctic
Russian Geographical Society invites Arctic volunteers
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) invites those interested to join the new environmental movement - Arctic Volunteer. Those who pass the qualifying competition and show themselves well in the first expedition will be able to become the expeditionary reservists of the Russian Geographical Society. “Geographers, ...
Polar night begins in Norilsk and Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. During the polar night, the sun does not rise above the horizon for 45 days. At the Norilsk and Dudinka latitude, residents of the 69th parallel will observe a slight clearing only in the afternoon. In Norilsk, everything adapts to the polar night: people, animals, ...
Arctic Floating University included in top 100 Russia achievements
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. According to the all-Russian vote results, the Arctic Floating University expeditions entered the top 100 main achievements. The project was presented by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov. The Arctic Floating University is a unique scientific and educational sea expedition on board ...
Russia to use new climate doctrine
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Russia will achieve a balance between anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and their absorption no later than in 2060. A decree on this was signed by president Vladimir Putin in October 2023. He called climate change one of the most serious challenges of the 21st ...
Four diesel icebreakers to be built by Rosatom’s order
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. By order of Rosatom, construction of a new series of diesel icebreakers with a capacity of 40 MW will begin in 2024. The lead vessel is planned to be put into operation in 2028. As Rosatom’s special representative for Arctic development Vladimir Panov said, the ...
Taimyr villages to follow Hatanga getting high-quality communications
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. This year, using funds from the regional budget, a pilot project was implemented to expand the satellite communication channel in Hatanga, as a result of which its capacity increased fourfold. Based on the results of testing the pilot project in Hatanga, a decision was made ...
Russia developed floating drone for exploring Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Arhangelsk scientific and educational center Russian Arctic has developed a marine drone. It is planned to be used for various research in the Arctic, said Marat Yeseyev, the center’s scientific director, deputy first vice-rector for promising projects of the Northern (Arctic) Federal University. The ...
Krasnoyarsk scientists develop northern potatoes and soybeans
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Krasnoyarsk scientists have developed new varieties of potatoes and soybeans for the northern regions. They crossed hundreds of classic species and created superplants. Specialists from the Krasnoyarsk state agrarian university work on the project, the Yenisey Siberia development corporation reports. Their task is to make ...
China is ready to cooperate with Russia in Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. China is ready to develop cooperation with Russia in various areas, including in the Arctic. This was stated by the Chinese Foreign Ministry’s official representative, Mao Ning. The One Belt, One Road forum was held in Beijing, which is an international initiative of China to ...