Arctic
Vacancy for romantics appears in Russian Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Several vacancies are open for work in the Arctic in the Northern Directorate of Hydrometeorological Service. A meteorologist is required to observe the weather, a meteorological technician, a mechanic, specialists in observing processes in a free atmosphere - an aerologist and an aerological technician. ...
Satellite provides accurate forecasts for shipping
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Arktika-M satellite, launched five months ago and commissioned in September, opened up new opportunities for eco-monitoring and observation of weather changes. The satellite allows observing all polar regions from an altitude of 30-40 thousand kilometers with a frequency of 15 minutes. It can ...
Cabinet of Ministers approved new list of Far North regions
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A new list of Far North regions and equivalent territories has appeared on the Telegram channel of the Cabinet of Ministers. The list was approved by the government. President Putin overturned Boris Yeltsin's 1993 edict that equated certain areas with the conditions of the ...
Nornickel helps oceanographers study Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In March this year, scientists from the Institute of Oceanology installed sensors on the Nornickel ships that measure the salinity and temperature of water in the Arctic. Let us recall that the Arctic is a strategically important region, the natural resources of which can become ...
It gets colder in Pacific Arctic first time in 20 years
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. This year, scientists, for the first time in 20 years, noted a cooling snap in the Pacific Ocean, unusual against the background of global warming. It allowed polar bears and walruses to return to their usual way of life on the ice and not ...
Why polar bears go out to people
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A polar bear was spotted in Dikson the other day. He slowly, without fear, walked the streets of the village. In March, a curfew was imposed in the village because of a polar bear. At the end of September, a teenage bear appeared in Dixon, ...
Young scientists receive money to research Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Krasnoyarsk Regional Science Foundation announced the start of a competition for projects of applied scientific research and experiments aimed at the development of the Arctic and the Far North. The competition is held for the second year in a row. Last time the fund ...
Scientists warn about nuclear and bacteriological bombs in Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Melting Arctic ice could trigger the release of Cold War radioactive waste into the environment, as well as antibiotic-resistant bacteria and new viruses. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the Nature Climate Change, the Soviet Union conducted about 130 nuclear tests off the coast ...
Luxembourg size hole found in oldest glacier
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. North of Greenland and Ellesmere Island, in the so-called last ice bastion of the Earth, Canadian scientists have found a crack with an area of three thousand square meters, which is comparable to the size of Luxembourg. Expert.ru with reference to phys.org. writes about ...

