Arctic
Scientists took colored snow samples in Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Professor Molchanov ship has returned to the port of Arhangelsk. The research vessel of the hydrometeorological service performed a long-distance voyage for the Arctic Floating University (AFU). The youth expedition members visited the Novaya Zemlya archipelago’s remote areas. The expedition began on June 24th. On ...
Newfound current accelerates Arctic melting
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Russian scientists have discovered a new current in the St. Anna trough that accelerates the melting of sea ice in summer and slows its appearance in winter. The deep-water trough is located in the northern part of the Kara sea on the border with ...
Scientists explored unknown snowfields on Novaya Zemlya
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. During the Arctic Floating University expedition, scientists explored snowfields in the north of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. The data can be used to record climate change over short time periods. A snowfield is a fixed accumulation of snow in places protected from the wind and ...
Researchers made new discoveries in Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The expedition Arctic Floating University 2022: The Changing Arctic has successfully completed. The research vessel Professor Molchanov returned to Arhangelsk. The flight lasted 22 days, from June 24 to July 16. It was attended by 55 scientists, graduate students and students from different ...
Polar bear rescued in Dixon goes back to natural habitat
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The polar bear rescued in Dikson has returned to its natural habitat. This was told by the Rosprirodnadzor head Svetlana Radionova. According to her, the inspectors flew by helicopter over the territory where the bear was left after being freed of the tin can. No ...
New method for studying glaciers created in Russia
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A new method for studying glaciers’ surface using drones was proposed by scientists from the Moscow State University of Geodesy and Cartography (MIIGAiK). According to the authors, the results of their work will provide new data on the glaciers’ movement (oscillations) nature, which are ...
Moscow vets rescued polar bear
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Moscow Zoo specialists rescued the polar bear from a can of condensed milk stuck in its mouth. The predator is a two-year-old bear, weighing 80–90 kilograms. “This is a young, thin bear cub. They move with their mothers and hunt poorly at this age. Since ...
50 kilos of fish prepared for bear waiting to be rescued
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Nornickel provided a helicopter for Moscow specialists who flew in to rescue a polar bear with a tin can stuck in its mouth. The morning flight was canceled due to bad weather in the Dikson village. “This morning the Moscow Zoo’s chief veterinarian arrived ...
Svetlana Radionova: “Cleaning up Arctic will take up to six years”
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Cleaning up the Russian Arctic from scrap metal, barrels and ruined buildings will take about five to six years. This opinion was expressed by the Rosprirodnadzor’s (Federal Service for Supervision of Natural Resources) head Svetlana Radionova. “There has been the Arctic zone development since the ...