Arctic

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The polar voyage for 70 gifted high school students from different parts of Russia, organized with the support of the state corporation Rosatom, has become a unique opportunity to touch the beauties of the Arctic and gain new knowledge. The Knowledge Icebreaker 2022 expedition is ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...

#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 ...