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B-52 bombers approaching the new bases of Russia in the Arctic Islands During the July 31 – August 1, exercises the United States Strategic command U.S. strategic b-52 bombers flew along the Russian Arctic coast, approaching new bases of Russia in the Arctic Islands.This was reported by Western sites tracking …

How many would not say that the economy of the XXI century is not based on manufacturing and mining, and has some “nadindustrializatsiya” character-based manufacturer of smartphones and social networks, one thing is clear: the Foundation of the welfare of humanity is always and everywhere will remain material production, providing …

Greenland is able to surprise tourists, who’ve seen a lot. Greenland – the largest on the Earth island, the territory of which is located the eponymous country with the lowest population density and one of the smallest capitals in the world. The center of Greenland is the Greenland ice sheet, …

The photographer showed how bears live in the wild. Arctic biologist and photographer-naturalist Paul Niklen (Paul Nicklen), who for many years had watched thousands of grizzly, Barabanov, karmatskih and polar bears, has presented a series of amazing photos. Nickle photographed bears even hunting and eating prey, and always felt safe. …

The Arctic could be completely gone in the next two years. Researcher from Cambridge University Peter Wadhams believes that the territory of the Arctic will for the first time in the last hundred thousand years to completely get rid of the ice in the current or next year. This information …

Scientists are studying the possibility of greening of the Arctic. Experts of the American Agency NASA several years trying to solve the problem of global warming and therefore began to study the variant of the greening of the Arctic. In order to be able to assess the real extent of …

NASA researchers believe that the reason is the geological structure of the region and the southern ocean. A group of scientists from the American Agency NASA have found out the cause of reverse phenomenon – an increase in the amount of ice in Antarctica, when there is a sharp decrease …

The largest oil giants refused to license the U.S. government to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic, according to Bloomberg. Among the international oil companies that refused licenses, Statoil, Royal Dutch Shell and ConocoPhillips. According to the Agency, the failure received almost 80% of licenses that were purchased at a …

The major oil companies, including Royal Dutch Shell, ConocoPhillips and Statoil, refused to license the U.S. government to drill exploratory wells in the Arctic. On Tuesday, may 10, reports Bloomberg. The total cost of the licenses in question is $ 2.5 billion. The market situation forces companies to cut spending. …

According to recent studies, the Arctic becomes brown. Color of vegetation covering the Northern region of the Arctic in the summer, changing from green to brown and grey, according to satellite images. This phenomenon may be associated with global warming in the Earth’s climate, according to the Norwegian NRK resource, …