Pollution
Russian Surfers Say Mysterious Pollution Is Poisoning Them
Blurred Vision Surfers in Kamchatka, Russia are reporting that the ocean water is leaving them with poisoning-like symptoms, CBS News reports. “For several weeks now, all surfers…
Norilsk Nickel admits pumping waste into Tundra
The world’s biggest nickel producer, already at the center of an investigation into a massive Arctic oil spill, is facing a separate probe into why…
Mechel Launches Upgraded Steelmaking Equipment at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant
Mechel reports on launching two upgraded key facilities at Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Plant (part of Mechel Group) – blast furnace #4 and converter #1. Investment totaled 4.5…
Plans for road near radioactive site lead to fury in Moscow
As soon as they heard about the plans for a new road in south Moscow, a small group of residents and scientists tried to oppose…
Warming Ocean Currents Affect Weather and Environment
If one can imagine looking at our globe from the South Pole end, one can observe the ocean currents circulating water across the oceans. First…
Arctic temperatures 2.5 degrees higher than normal in 2018, fall and winter warmest since 1938
Air temperatures were 2.5 degrees Celsius higher than normal in the Russian Arctic in 2018, especially in the Eastern Arctic, where temperatures exceeded the norm…
Siberian Women Want to Come to Canada as Environmental Refugees
A group of Siberian residents, fed up with worsening environmental conditions in Kiselyovsk, a coal town in Russia, posted a YouTube video, making an emotional…
Wildlife is Thriving in World’s Most Radioactive Region of Chernobyl
The Chernobyl reactor explosion was the world’s worst nuclear disaster and the current topic of a critically-acclaimed HBO show. However wildlife is surprisingly thriving in…