Elizaveta Vereykina

Risky project conducted in Greenland to understand the scale of climate crisis

A hidden climate danger: Methane beneath the Greenland ice sheet to intensify climate warming, scientists warn. A unique project to access the ice-sheet bed hopes to expose the scale of the problem.
September 18, 2023

“Bye-bye plastic!” Big ocean clean-up in Tromsø

Divers comb the seabed in search of rubbish that's been accumulating there for years.
September 12, 2023

"Young generations are waking up. They are worried as they realize something important could be gone". Karelian language revival project gets more funding in Finland.

August 25, 2023

Gigantic Russian flag unveiled in the Arctic Ocean. “It's a sign of dominance and defiance”, geopolitics professor explains.

August 22, 2023

“I was one way or another a silent participant in that process”. Interview with the Russia's Komi region minister, who asked for political asylum in the USA.

August 18, 2023

"Thanks to all for learning how to save our beautiful northern nature". "The Clean Arctic” project closes in Murmansk.

“Eco-issues could become forgotten”, experts warn.
August 02, 2023

700K Ukrainian children “received” by Russia since the invasion, Russian official report.

July 31, 2023

“It’s a horror” - Line of fresh new graves of Russian servicemen in Syktyvkar shocks locals

Because of the losses, experts warn of the new wave of mobilization.
July 28, 2023

Fuel spills in the Northern Dvina River of Arkhangelsk port

The slick is 4 km long and 500 meters wide, local authorities report.
July 27, 2023

“Panic, people are depressed, life has collapsed.” Transgender people on "sex change" ban in Russia

On July 14, the State Duma of Russia adopted a law banning “sex change”. When it comes into force, medical professionals will be banned from any gender changing intervention. People will lose the ability to change documents according to their identity. Trans persons will be prohibited from taking custody of children, and if a spouse changes their gender, the marriage will be annulled. The Barents Observer talked to trans people about how they’re going to live from now on.
July 23, 2023

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