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Arctic floating university to study Barents and Kara seas

Arctic floating university to study Barents and Kara seas

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. From June 25 to July 16, a new expedition of the Arctic Floating University (AFU) will take place on the research vessel Professor Molchanov in the Barents and Kara seas - scientists will study the ecosystems of northern waters, taking into account climate change ...

New islands could appear in Arctic due to climate change

New islands could appear in Arctic due to climate change

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. From 2013 to 2023, Greenland’s rocks rose by 20 centimeters - the equivalent of two meters in 100 years. The process is associated with the disappearance of the ice sheet, according to scientists from the Technical University of Denmark. Researchers believe that sudden climate ...

Special education system needed to study Arctic

Special education system needed to study Arctic

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Russia, it is necessary to create a system of higher and secondary specialized educational institutions with narrow-profile programs to train specialists required for the development of the Arctic. This opinion was expressed by doctor of economics, professor of the Higher School of ...

Arctic educational program to be launched in Russia

Arctic educational program to be launched in Russia

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The international organization of the northern regions Northern Forum will launch a distance educational program about the Arctic in pilot mode starting from 2025. This was announced by the organization’s director Vladimir Vasiliev. “Even the North residents themselves know little about the Arctic, not to ...

Everyone can find work in Arctic

Everyone can find work in Arctic

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. New personnel are needed in the mining and manufacturing industries, energy and construction. To implement investment projects until 2029, more than 87 thousand qualified specialists will be required. Today in the northern regions of the region, the most in demand are truck drivers, bulldozer and ...

Arctic volunteers to go on eco-expedition to Hatanga

Arctic volunteers to go on eco-expedition to Hatanga

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) invites volunteers to join the new environmental movement Arctic Volunteer. Participants will take a training course and learn how to conduct scientific research in the Arctic, analyze the types, forms and volumes of pollution, and determine the best methods ...

Fishermen in Arctic to use space technology

Fishermen in Arctic to use space technology

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Roscosmos and Rosrybolovstvo signed an agreement on cooperation in the use of space technologies to ensure high-precision navigation in the Arctic. This was reported by the Northern Sea Route Telegram channel. In 2024, it is planned to resolve issues of communication and weather forecasting; in ...

Snowdrifts affect permafrost in Norilsk

Snowdrifts affect permafrost in Norilsk

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Research is being conducted by a student group from Moscow and Polar State Universities in the city areas where active mechanized snow removal or storage is taking place. Students in Norilsk are now studying areas of snow accumulation, their extent and thickness. Young researchers ...

Earth is not in ice age danger

Earth is not in ice age danger

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Our planet is in the middle of another interglacial period. The warm climate will continue for about ten thousand years. This was stated by the minister of natural resources and ecology of Russia Alexander Kozlov with reference to scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic ...