Arctic

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. According to the Department for Civil Defense and Emergencies of the Taimyr administration, on May 16, 12:00 o’clock, in the Dudinka area, the water level on the Yenisey river is at around 7 meters 15 centimeters. During the day, the water rose by 79 ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Experts call the risks associated with the reactivation of microorganisms that have survived in the permafrost one of the dangerous consequences of climate change in the Arctic zone. And it can have an impact on humans and animals in the region. Experts believe that in ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. This year, the Arctic Floating University expedition members are researching microorganisms for the first time to obtain new antibiotics and enzymes. This was announced by the Northern (Arctic) Federal University’s Arctic Strategic Development Institute head Alexander Saburov. According to him, cold-resistant bacteria that live in ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Dudinka seaport is the only one in the world whose berths are completely submerged during the spring flood. A few weeks before the ice drift, Nornickel's Polar Transportation Branch began to prepare for flooding: the infrastructure was moved higher, starting with the lifting ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The international historical and geographical search project Levanevsky's Aircraft: Legend Return has started in Russia. This was discussed at the forum Heroes of the Arctic: History and Modernity, which was held in Moscow by the Project Office for the Development of the Arctic (PORA). The ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Monitoring by scientists from the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute for 2021 confirmed the overall warming trend in high latitudes. According to the director of the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute Alexander Makarov, the rapid reduction in the area of ​​ice in the Arctic Ocean ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Arhangelsk scientists, together with colleagues from leading Russian universities, have created the first samples of parts for ships operating in the Arctic using a 3D printer. “This is direct import substitution. Parts such as turbine blades for power plants on ships have already been manufactured, ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Diesel fuel, which does not freeze even at minus 70 degrees, was developed by specialists from Tomsk Polytechnic University (TPU). Simplicity and low price will allow remote northern settlements and enterprises to independently provide themselves with fuel for transport and energy. Diesel fractions during the ...

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The research complex expedition of the Northern Fleet and the Russian Geographical Society (RGS) is searching for historical artifacts from the Great Patriotic War and an earlier period in the Arctic. In addition, work is underway to refine navigational charts and seabed topography. Such large-scale ...