Severny Gorod examined how China’s state media — from the Xinhua news agency to Global Times — tell their readers the story of developing the Arctic and the Northern Sea ...
Arctic
Arctic ice can melt completely
The fact is the Arctic ice can completely melt, said British scientists, who appealed to the leaders of world powers with a request to implement programs to curb global warming. According to the portal Replyua.net, climatologists have been analyzing the state of the northern hemisphere for ...
Arctic Permafrost melted 30 percent faster in 2020
Scientists from Tomsk State University (TSU), who conducted a study of soils in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District in the summer of 2020, found that, due to abnormally warm winters and springs, the processes of permafrost melting in the Arctic and Subarctic were one third more ...
Arctic atmosphere studied
Scientists from different Siberian regions studied the atmosphere over the Arctic. The members of the expedition flew around five Arctic seas in two weeks and took more than a hundred samples, reports the Novosibirsk State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company. The research trip took place on ...
Governor was asked to rename Severnaya Zemlya
The letter has been sent to the authorities of the Krasnoyarsk region with a proposal to return the name of Nicholas II to the Severnaya Zemlya archipelago, TASS reports. “The letter is addressed to the head and parliament of the region. The appeal was supported by ...
White noise of Arctic
The Gazpromneft company has created a selection of sounds called Arctic White Noise. The authors of the project are sure that the ‘music’ created by northern nature is a good relaxant. "Arctic. Harsh climate, but at the same time the most fragile ecosystem on Earth. Protecting ...
International expedition to study permafrost
More than 60 scientists from 15 leading Russian and European universities set off on the Academic Mstislav Keldysh research vessel from Arhangelsk for a 40-day expedition. The experts will study the state of underwater permafrost in the Arctic seas and land on the coast, reports TASS ...
North to be connected to Internet
By the end of 2021, 153 socially significant objects in the Arctic zone will be connected to the Internet. Nikolay Raspopin, minister of Digital Development of the Krasnoyarsk region, spoke about this at the Communication in the Russian North – 2020 All-Russian conference. The work will ...
Russian scientists filmed legendary steamer
Researchers from the Russian Geographical Society and the Northern Fleet examined and for the first time filmed the Chelyuskin steamer that had sank in 1934. The vessel was crushed by ice in the Chukchi sea. This was reported by the press service of the Russian ...
Year of memorable dates in Taimyr
The local history calendar contains the most significant events from the history of Taimyr and the Norilsk industrial region, their economic, scientific and cultural life. Among the dates not to be missed are the anniversaries of settlements: 405 years since the founding of the village of Karaul; 395 ...