Climate Crisis

27 °C in Naryan-Mar

Massive heatwave across northern Russia as Moscow takes chair of Arctic Council

Climate crisis

The Arctic leaders that sit down to discuss climate must abandon plans for oil drilling

Climate crisis

More than 60% of Russian territory is permafrost. Now it is melting

Russia’s Far North could be arable in 20-30 years as permafrost melts, minister states

Climate crisis tops agenda as parliamentarians meet ahead of Arctic Council ministerial

climate crisis

Scientists fear more lung cancer as radon is released from thawing permafrost

1.9% increase per year

Study finds increasing mercury levels in Narwhals

Ten months after giant Arctic spill, inspectors fear more accidents at Nornickel's oil tank farms

Glacier mass decreasing across Arctic but at different rates, says study

Climate crisis

This Russian Arctic coast has planet's quickest warming

Climate crisis

Russian researchers: Average Arctic temperature could increase 20°С by century's end

Climate crisis

In Russian tundra tragedy, up to 80,000 reindeer might have starved to death

China wanted to buy airport in Lapland for North Pole climate research flights

Ice cold winter on far northern coast, but nearby Arctic waters are record warm

Calling attention to climate emergency, Lapland town Salla launches parody bid for 2032 Summer Olympics

Exploit or protect

Softening of environmental law paves way for big oil push into pristine Arctic lands

Norway's wealth fund sells oil portfolio, echoing the movement into a green future

Disney to shoot climate change drama at Svalbard

Climate crisis

Russia has never been this hot

Big carbon polluter in Murmansk erects world’s tallest thermometer

Climate action plan

Norway takes aim at low-carbon society

Supreme Court rules in favor of Norway's Arctic oil drilling

In Putin's 5-hour long press conference was not a single word about climate change or Arctic

After record heat comes extreme cold to Russian Arctic coast

Warning bells jingle for December climate

Climate crisis

Big carbon footprint makes Norway a fading star in UN Human Development ranking

Top official: This is what Arctic climate change will cost Russia

Green future

LKAB invests up to €39bn in massive transformation for carbon-free future

Climate crisis

Shocking temperatures across the Arctic

The heat is on

Record November warmth in Svalbard

Norilsk oil spill

Permafrost melting did not trigger oil spill catastrophe, says Russian control authority

Disputed drilling

Oslo fends off climate activists, offers oil companies 136 new oil block in northern waters

Climate crisis

October heat: this Arctic archipelago was 10 degrees warmer than normal

Arctic renewables

The ice cold Arctic winds of Berlevåg might propel the world towards a great green shift

Oil vs Climate

Behind Putin's new Arctic Strategy lies a rude quest for natural resources

There was no ice on the water, says captain of tall ship Sedov about Arctic voyage

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