Arctic
Dikson bear got multiple gunshot wounds
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The bear rescued from Dikson island turned out to be not a female, as they thought at first, but a male. Doctors assess his condition as serious but stable. This was announced by the Moscow Zoo general director Svetlana Akulova. “Our victim turned out to ...
Siberian tundra may disappear
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The average air temperature in the Arctic over the past 50 years has increased by more than two degrees - it is much more than in other parts of the Earth. If this trend continues, the Siberian tundra could undergo the climate crisis. This ...
Wounded polar bear being saved in Taimyr
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The circumstances under which the animal got wounded are being investigated by law enforcement and supervisory authorities. According to preliminary data, the bear showed up in the village of Dikson on the Taimyr peninsula two weeks ago. The owners of the Arctic are not ...
North Pole platform goes on its first voyage
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The vessel, built at Admiralty Shipyards, left St. Petersburg and is now moving to Murmansk, where final preparations will be carried out for entering the Central Arctic. In mid-September, the North Pole will head for the Novosibirsk islands. The settlement point will be reached in ...
153 ships to be built for Arctic in Russia
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. As part of the Northern Sea Route (NSR) development, it is planned to develop a program for the ice-class cargo ships construction until 2035. This was reported by the Eastern Economic Forum magazine. In addition, a decision was made to build 153 ships for the ...
Arctic lakes dry up due to climate change
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. During the new scientific work, a team of scientists has identified a new consequence of climate change: Arctic lakes rapidly lose water, according to Nature Climate Change. The Florida University Specialists analyze how Arctic water bodies have changed over the past 20 years. The results ...
King crab habitat increases due to warming in Arctic
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Climate change in the Arctic, observed in recent decades, will affect the red king crab population. This was stated by scientists from the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute (MMBI) of the Russian Academy of Sciences following a study published in the international publication Water. According to ...
Military and Russian Geographical Society clean up Wrangel island
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The military personnel of the Eastern Military District consolidated environmental unit have begun cleaning up Wrangel island from scrap metal. 45 military ecologists are equipped with the necessary equipment and supplies. The military set up a camp for living and work. The servicemen are faced ...
Polar lights season starts in Norilsk
ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Norilsk photographer Sergey Dokukin captured the summer northern lights. Green rays painted the still bright sky of our city - the period of twilight nights continues in the Arctic. “The aurora season opened tonight. The sky is still bright, but something is already visible. I ...