Arctic
Muscovites can see Arctic Attraction again
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A street photo exhibition titled Arctic Attraction organized by Rosneft and the Innopraktika non-state development institute, has opened in Moscow. The exposition consists of photographs taken during major research expeditions of Rosneft - since 2012 there have been more than ...
Ice crossings opened on Taimyr
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. In Taimyr, an ice crossing was put into operation across the Dudinka river, from the zero berth to the Dudinka landing site. The ferry, 450 meters long and 12 meters wide, is used to transport passengers from the airport landing ...
More than 50 below zero expected in Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Frosty weather will continue in Norilsk in the coming days. Today Norilsk residents received an SMS notification from the Ministry of Emergency Situations, which says that on December 23–25, in the south of the Taimyr municipal district, they forecast a ...
Convicts to clear Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Convicted persons who are not isolated from society will be involved in cleaning up the Arctic territories from pollution. The territorial bodies of the Federal Penitentiary Service belonging to the Arctic zone are working on the issue of attracting convicts to ...
Extreme warming recorded at North Pole
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration has recorded an extreme warming at the North Pole. From the Arctic Report Card - 2020 it follows that this year the North Pole warmed up twice as fast as the rest of the ...
Tundra people supplied with satellite phones
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Committee for the Affairs of the North and Indigenous Minorities of the Legislative Assembly of the Krasnoyarsk region decided to expand the list of benefits that are accorded to tundra residents. The deputy chairman of the committee Valery Vengo said ...
Year warmest on record
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The global average temperature from January to October was about 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. This fact makes 2020 one of the three warmest years on record, along with 2016 and 2018. This year has broken other climatic records as ...
Russia wants to support nomadic schools
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The proposal to support a nomadic lifestyle is being developed by the Human Capital Development Agency in the Far East and the Arctic (HCDA). In particular, the specialists are going to single out support for the education of children who ...
Foreigners struck by snowy Norilsk
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. For a week or so Norilsk has been lying under a multi-meter layer of snow. Media around the world is talking about the bad weather in the city and about the harsh Russian winter, social media users are surprised at ...

