Russian Air Force Boosts Presence in Arctic | Defense | RIA Novosti Tu-95MS strategic bomber © RIA Novosti. Iliya Pitalev 16:37 10/07/2014 MOSCOW, July 10 (RIA Novosti) – Russian long-range aviation bases are increasing their presence in the Arctic, the… Read More ›
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How climate pain is being spun into corporate gain
31 March 2014 by Fred Pearce Magazine issue 2962 As the Arctic melts, the Russians are eyeing new shipping routes (Image: Jan Vermeer/ Foto Natura/Minden Pictures) The wolves of Wall Street have got climate change, but at a terrifying cost,… Read More ›
UN Declares Huge Part of Far Eastern Sea Russian Shelf
Sea of Okhotsk © RIA Novosti. 15:25 15/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 15 (RIA Novosti) – A United Nations commission has officially recognized the Sea of Okhotsk enclave, off Russia’s southeastern coast, as part of the country’s continental shelf, the Russian minister… Read More ›
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol © RIA Novosti. Ramil Sitdikov Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol 18:43 14/03/2014 KOTELNY ISLAND, March 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has dispatched four Tu-95MS strategic bombers… Read More ›
Global Arctic wars already started
Adrian Salbuchi is a political analyst, author, speaker and radio/TV commentator in Argentina. Published time: December 19, 2013 11:02 RIA Novosti / Anna Yudina Today’s globalized geopolitical grand chessboard often plays out in interestingly complex and roundabout ways. Such… Read More ›
Leaked report to the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) shows we may be headed for Global Cooling
Global warming? No, actually we’re cooling, claim scientists A cold Arctic summer has led to a record increase in the ice cap, leading experts to predict a period of global cooling. Major climate research centres now accept that there has… Read More ›
Record return of Arctic ice cap as it grows by 60% in a year with top scientists warning of global COOLING
Almost a million more square miles of ocean covered with ice than in 2012 BBC reported in 2007 global warming would leave Arctic ice-free in summer by 2013 Publication of UN climate change report suggesting global warming caused by humans… Read More ›
Cold resistance runs in genes: Suggest people be genetically pre-adapted to develop Antarctica or the Arctic
Alexandra Zakharova Feb 3, 2013 16:29 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti British researchers have found a cold resistance gene in the DNA of indigenous Siberian tribes, which helps them survive in the harsh local environment. A team of geneticists from… Read More ›
Offsetting Global Warming: Targeting Solar Geoengineering to Minimize Risk and Inequality
Sunset in the Arctic. A new study at Harvard explores the feasibility of using cautious and targeted solar geoengineering to counter the loss of Arctic sea ice. (Credit: NASA/Kathryn Hansen) ScienceDaily (Oct. 21, 2012) — A new study suggests that… Read More ›
Shell criticized for limited testing of Alaska drilling containment equipment
By Terry Macalister, The Guardian Sunday, September 9, 2012 14:38 EDT Shell has been accused of “stock-car racing recklessness” after apparently undertaking only the most limited testing of a key piece of equipment aimed at preventing a Gulf of Mexico-style… Read More ›