August 31, 2020 Climate change Climate change made Hurricane Laura intensify quickly, studies say As experts from the National Hurricane Center surveyed the Gulf of Mexico early last week, they saw in Laura the makings of a Category 1 […]
June 23, 2020 Arctic, Climate change Siberian village records Arctic’s hottest temperature ever One of the coldest places on earth last weekend became one of the hottest when a small town in northern Siberia registered a temperature of […]
June 8, 2020 Arctic, Climate change, Fossil fuels Russian prosecutor orders checks on permafrost-bound industry in wake of Arctic oil spill Russian prosecutors have ordered checks on infrastructure built on permafrost after a fuel tank collapsed in the Arctic, leading to a […]
May 28, 2020 Climate change, Fossil fuels Russian economist calls Moscow’s oil dependency a ‘dead horse’ Russia must move away from oil and reduce its dependence on hydrocarbon prices as it shakes off the coronavirus, said Anatoly Chubais, a […]
May 21, 2020 Air Pollution, Climate change Carbon dioxide emissions take a dive during coronavirus lockdowns Daily carbon dioxide emissions have plummeted during Covid-19 lockdowns, backing earlier predictions that the pandemic could lead to the […]
