Arctic
Global ocean warming rate doubled in 19 years
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The rate of global ocean warming has almost doubled since 2005. “Warming has been steadily increasing since the 1960s. And since about 2005, the rate of increase in ocean temperature has doubled”, oceanographer Karina von Schuckmann said at a video conference, presenting the organization’s report. ...
Invertebrates discovered in Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Microscopic invertebrates called tardigrades were discovered for the first time on Franz Josef Land (FJL), said Alexander Kirilov, director of the Russian Arctic national park. Tardigrades were seen in a soil sample from Alexandra Land island. “This year, during a comprehensive expedition to the archipelago, ...
Clean Arctic to develop waste disposal rules
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The public environmental project Clean Arctic will develop a standard for waste collection and removal in the Far North. At the same time, it is proposed to finance the cleanups from regional budgets using environmental payments for fines, the project’s press service reports. A unified ...
New service to measure carbon footprint on Northern Sea Route
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The authors of the service for measuring the carbon footprint for the Northern Sea Route waters are specialists from the marine research center of the Lomonosov Moscow state university and the Morintech company, which are part of the competence center consortium of the Technologies ...
Chocolate passed permafrost test
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. As a result of the sixth research expedition Arctic-2022, samples of bitter and dark porous chocolate were extracted from the Taimyr soil. The samples were placed in the Arctic soil in 2004 and lay there in extreme climatic conditions for 20 years. According to scientists, ...
Polar bears adapted to Arctic 70 thousand years ago
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Researchers from the University of Copenhagen have presented a hypothesis that polar bears adapted to harsh Arctic conditions about 70 thousand years ago, the BMC Genomics portal reports, writes Lenta.ru. It is specified that during the scientific analysis, the genetic material of 119 modern polar ...
Global warming causes phytoplankton growth in Arctic lakes
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists from the Vernadsky Institute of Geochemistry and Analytical Chemistry have discovered that climate change is stimulating the growth of harmful vegetation in Arctic lakes. According to the researchers, the increase in phytoplankton is caused by an increase in the phosphorus, nitrogen, and organic ...
58 permafrost monitoring points to be opened in Russia
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. By the end of 2024, the country plans to begin operating 58 permafrost monitoring points, the head of the Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring (Roshydromet) Igor Shumakov reported. He recalled that Roshydromet monitors the state of permafrost and is creating a state system ...
Second large diamond discovered in Russian Arctic
#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. A large gem-quality diamond weighing 262,5 carats was discovered during sand washing at the Ebelyah deposit, located in the Anabarsky district of the Saha (Yakutia) Republic reports the Arctic Age. This is already the second record-breaking diamond discovered in Russia in less than a year. ...

