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Russian navy starts major drills involving most of its fleet
UKRAINE-CRISIS/RUSSIA-NAVY (UPDATE 2):UPDATE 2-Russian navy st
Published on Jul 30, 2024 11:32 AM IST
Reuters |
Kremlin says Russian Arctic cooperation with China is not aimed against anyone after Pentagon expresses concern
USA-MILITARY/RUSSIA-CHINA-KREMLIN (UPDATE 1):UPDATE 1-Kremlin says Russian Arctic cooperation with China is not aimed against anyone after Pentagon expresses concern
Published on Jul 23, 2024 03:22 PM IST
Reuters |
New shipping fuel requirements in Arctic risk worse oil spills, report says
SHIPPING-ARCTIC/FUEL-OIL:New shipping fuel requirements in Arctic risk worse oil spills, report says
Published on Jul 02, 2024 12:38 AM IST
Reuters |
New fuel restrictions for ships in Arctic fall short, green groups say
SHIPPING-ARCTIC/FUEL-OIL (PIX):New fuel restrictions for ships in Arctic fall short, green groups say
Published on Jul 01, 2024 10:32 AM IST
Reuters |
US braces for record lows, and frigid winds in widespread winter storm
Storm system threatens the West Coast with freezing rain and dangerous travel conditions. Arctic blast brings extreme cold across the country.
Published on Jan 16, 2024 07:58 AM IST
Finland on border crisis with Russia: ‘We’re protecting EU and NATO'
Finland has seen a surge in asylum seekers entering without a visa across its 1,300-kilometre (800-mile) border with Russia.
Published on Nov 27, 2023 09:13 PM IST
AFP |
Explained: How Arctic ice melt raises the risk of far-away wildfires
The thawing of the polar region from climate change helps produce conditions that make distant forests more likely to burn.
Published on Jun 09, 2023 11:08 PM IST
Bloomberg |
Norway expels 15 Russian ‘intelligence officers’ operating as diplomats
Norway, a member of the NATO military alliance, shares a border with Russia in the Arctic.
Published on Apr 13, 2023 04:29 PM IST
Reuters | | Posted by Yagya Sharma
Arctic scientists in race to save ‘ice memory’. Here's why
Italian, French and Norwegian researchers are in Norway's Svalbard archipelago to preserve crucial ice records for analysing past environmental conditions.
Updated on Apr 04, 2023 05:30 AM IST
AFP |
Cause and Effect | Is the world on the brink of multiple tipping points?
Tipping points are conditions or thresholds beyond which changes in the climate system become self-perpetuating and can lead to abrupt and irreversible impacts.
Updated on Mar 25, 2023 07:53 PM IST
Tannu Jain
Teriberka Arctic Festival in Russia sees attendance more than double in 2022
The 7th Teriberka Arctic Festival took place in the Murmansk Region as part of the cultural programme of Russia’s chairmanship of the Arctic Council in 2021–2023. The cultural programme included performances by 13 musical groups and performers.
Updated on Aug 05, 2022 07:27 PM IST
PTI | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz, Russia
Russian-Ukraine war and India’s Arctic plans
The article has been authored by Vijay Sakhuja is consultant at Kalinga International Foundation, New Delhi.
Published on Apr 20, 2022 06:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times
Charting a course for India’s Arctic engagement
India’s Arctic Policy can lead to shipbuilding cooperation with Russia but curiously ignores private space companies
Published on Mar 25, 2022 12:38 PM IST
Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal
Weather stations in Antarctica shattered records Friday as the region neared autumn. The two-mile high (3,234 meters) Concordia station was at 10 degrees, which is about 70 degrees warmer than average, while the even higher Vostok station hit a shade above 0 degrees.
Published on Mar 22, 2022 08:26 AM IST
AP |
India unveils Arctic Policy with focus on climate change: 10 things to know
India's Arctic policy aims to enhance the country's cooperation with the Arctic and seeks to combat climate change.
Published on Mar 18, 2022 01:26 PM IST
hindustantimes.com | Written by Manjiri Sachin Chitre | Edited by Swati Bhasin
Iceland to get a new Arctic airline in Niceair as tourism rebounds amid Covid-19
The Niceair carrier aims to link Akureyri near the Arctic circle with three destinations in the UK, Spain and Denmark from June. It will try to attract travellers eager to experience the region’s fjords or go on whale-watching trips.
Updated on Feb 18, 2022 05:02 PM IST
Bloomberg | | Posted by Zarafshan Shiraz
Siberian town recorded 38 degrees Celsius last year, UN agency confirms
Verkhoyansk, where the record temperature was hit on June 20, 2020, is 115 kilometres (71 miles) north of the Arctic Circle - a region warming at more than double the global average.
Published on Dec 14, 2021 01:15 PM IST
Reuters |
'Hadn’t seen anything like that': Scientists stunned by rare Arctic lightning
Typically, the air over the Arctic Ocean, especially when the water is covered with ice, lacks the convective heat needed to generate lightning storms.
Published on Jul 17, 2021 06:14 PM IST
Reuters |
Russia seeks to outmuscle US in Arctic with northern military base
Built on the ruins of an old Soviet site, the complex now covers more than 150,000 square feet and is capable of sustaining itself independently for over a year.
Updated on May 26, 2021 07:00 PM IST
AFP | | Posted by Kunal Gaurav