Since finding the first crater in 2014, Russian scientists have documented 16 more explosions in the Arctic caused by gas trapped in thawing permafrost.
Tag: Arctic Regions
Intense Arctic Wildfires Set a Pollution Record
High temperatures and dry soil mean ideal conditions for fires. Blazes in June produced more carbon emissions than any other fires in almost two decades of monitoring.
Major Fuel Spill in Russia’s North Spreads Toward Arctic Ocean
A diesel spill has released about half as much petroleum into the environment as the Exxon Valdez tanker accident in Alaska. The fuel is flowing toward the Arctic Ocean.
Russia Declares Emergency After Arctic Oil Spill
The leak of more than 20,000 tons of diesel in Siberia, said to be one of the country’s worst such accidents, turned a river crimson and was heading for the ocean.
Too Cold for an Oil Cut? Russia’s Move Reveals a Long-Running Bluff
Moscow long rejected OPEC’s pleas to reduce output, citing its frosty climate as an excuse. Now, facing a glut, the country is closing wells, many in the Arctic.
The Deadly Losharik Submarine Fire and Russia’s Secret Undersea Agenda
Few want to talk about how 14 sailors met their deaths on a Russian engineering marvel. Fewer still want to talk about what they were doing off Norway’s waters.
What the Caribou Taught Me About Being Together, and Apart
Disappearing in the Arctic wilderness for half a year, a traveler discovered there is always a way forward.
Shipwreck Yields Artifacts of Missing Seafarers in Canada’s Arctic
The artifacts were recovered from the H.M.S. Erebus, which set off from England in 1845 with its sister ship, the H.M.S. Terror, before both vanished.
Arctic Dining: Think Frozen Sashimi, With a Side of Reindeer Blood
Fishermen and reindeer herders in northern Siberia have long snacked on raw, frozen fish and meat. Shaved thin and often dipped in sauce, the dish is one of Russia’s hidden delicacies.
Endless Night at -50 Degrees: A Look at Life on an Icebreaker
Two of the nearly 100 people on a ship stuck in an ice floe for a year explain what it’s like to live in polar darkness while studying how the Arctic’s climate is changing.