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Sciences Academy and Nornickel explored territory equal to Ireland

Sciences Academy and Nornickel explored territory equal to Ireland

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Nornickel and the Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (SB RAS) summed up the results of the Large Scientific Expedition (BSE), a large-scale study of biodiversity in the territories where the company's operating enterprises are located. The main goals of the expedition were ...

Nornickel to double donations for rescued bear

Nornickel to double donations for rescued bear

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. At the XII International Forum The Arctic: Present and Future, Andrey Grachev, Nornickel’s vice president, told reporters that the company would double the amount that the Russians would donate for the rehabilitation of Dikson, the polar bear rescued in the Arctic. Recall that the emaciated ...

«Smart, obedient, understanding bear!»

«Smart, obedient, understanding bear!»

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Rehabilitation of the polar bear Dixon, rescued in Taimyr and transported to the Moscow Zoo, continues. He sits down on his own, director of the Moscow Zoo Svetlana Akulova reports on her Telegram channel. A few days ago, a broken tusk was removed from the ...

Norilsk says goodbye to sunshine

Norilsk says goodbye to sunshine

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. November in Norilsk is the month preceding the polar night. At this time, in clear weather, the sky around Norilsk is lit up with wonderful sunsets, which can bestow the status of the greatest photographer on any passer-by. At the same time, the sun is ...

Tundra plants help slow Arctic melting

Tundra plants help slow Arctic melting

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Scientists at the University of Zurich have studied the energy balance of the land surface in the Arctic. They linked vegetation data to energy exchange data they had been collecting from 1994 to 2021. It is known that the Arctic is warming faster than other ...

Rare lunar eclipse to be seen in early November

Rare lunar eclipse to be seen in early November

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. On October 25, the Russians observed a solar eclipse. And on November 8, they can see a beautiful and rare total lunar eclipse. In Norilsk, with a clear cloudless sky, it will be brighter than, for example, in Krasnoyarsk. “What is the rarity and beauty ...

Musk oxen population data updated

Musk oxen population data updated

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. Participants of the Pyasina-2022 integrated research expedition, which was carried out from July 15 to August 22, shared the preliminary results of monitoring the musk ox population in Taimyr. According to Mikhail Bondar, deputy director of the Taimyr Reserves federal state budgetary institution, in the ...

Krasnoyarsk region new Red Book published

Krasnoyarsk region new Red Book published

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. The Red Book of the region is updated every ten years. The circulation of the new edition is 1100 copies. This is an official document that reflects information about rare or endangered species, subspecies and populations of plants, animals and other organisms living or ...

Nornickel made three climate change scenarios

Nornickel made three climate change scenarios

#ARCTIC. #SIBERIA. THIS IS TAIMYR. At the IX Ecological Forum in Moscow, the company’s vice president for working with the Nornickel’s investment community, Vladimir Zhukov, spoke about the climate change and the company’s specialized priorities. “We said that there is a global requirement - to reduce carbon emissions. The company ...