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Why Zombie Fires In The Arctic Just Won’t Die

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Zombie fires in the Arctic smoulder underground and refuse to die – what’s causing them?

So-called “zombie fires” in the peatlands of Alaska, Canada and Siberia disappear from the Earth’s surface and smoulder underground during the winter before coming back to life the following spring. These fires puzzle scientists because they appear in early May, way ahead of the usual fire season in the far…

The Conversation

Siberia's 'gateway to the underworld' is growing a staggering amount each year

The Batagay megaslump — a 3,250-foot-wide (990 meters) depression in the permafrost in the Russian Far East — is "actively growing" by a massive amount every year, scientists have found.

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1st Americans came over in 4 different waves from Siberia, linguist argues

The languages of the earliest Americans evolved in 4 waves, according to one expert.

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Russia, Kazakhstan evacuate 110,000 people as record floods set to worsen

Kremlin says weather forecast is ‘unfavourable’ with western Siberia expecting peak flooding in three to five days.

Al Jazeera

Kazakhstan And Russia Battle Huge Floods

Water levels in overflowing rivers were still rising on Tuesday in swathes of Russia and Kazakhstan that have been hit by massive floods, as cities braced for a new peak in the southern Urals and western Siberia.

International Business Times

Cities In Russian Urals, West Siberia Brace For Worst Floods In Decades

The Russian city of Orenburg, near the Kazakh border, braced on Monday for flooding not seen in decades, as officials evacuated locals to escape rising rivers in the Urals and western Siberia.

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Water Level In Russia's Orsk 'Critical' As Kremlin Warns Of More Floods

A major flood in the Russian city of Orsk forced thousands of people to evacuate, with Moscow reporting a "critical" situation Sunday and warning of danger water levels in Siberia.

International Business Times

Underwater robot in Siberia's Lake Baikal reveals hidden mud volcanoes — and an active fault

Video cameras mounted on an autonomous underwater robot captured footage of cracks associated with mud volcanism close to a potentially active fault on the shores of Lake Baikal.

LiveScience

‘My father buried his friends in minus-40 Siberia’: director Hirokazu Kore-eda on trauma and childhood

The maker of Shoplifters and I Wish talks about Monster, his dark new film about our dangerously fragmented world – and the movie he’s planning about his dad, who endured horrors as a PoW in Russia

The Guardian - UK

Cinephil Acquires World Rights To U.S. Doc 'Black Snow'

Cinephil secures 'Black Snow,' a documentary on Natalia Zubkova's fight against environmental devastation in Siberia, premiering at CPH:DOX.

Top News

‘If you travel with a feeling that the country has something to teach you, it will always be an act of empathy’

The 84-year-old Colin Thubron on why travel books will endure and what draws him to remote places on earth like Siberia

The Hindu

Navalny’s mother shown body and ‘blackmailed by authorities’ over funeral

Lyudmila Navalnaya says she was told to agree to secret burial as Kremlin appears to fear funeral turning into political action

The Guardian - UK

Russia's Shipyard Workers Brave Freezing Cold in Siberia

Discover the incredible resilience of Siberian shipyard workers as they face freezing temperatures in their quest to build ships in this challenging enviro...

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Al Jazeera

‘We are obliged to end the war’: A new Russian unit fights for Ukraine

The Siberian Battalion features a diverse set of fighters who risk Russia’s wrath by joining the ‘enemy’.

The Guardian - UK

Arctic zombie viruses in Siberia could spark terrifying new pandemic, scientists warn

Threat of outbreak from microbes trapped in permafrost for millennia raised by increased Siberian shipping activity

LiveScience

Mystery of Siberia's giant exploding craters may finally be solved

Giant exploding craters only known to exist on Russia's permafrost-covered Yamal and Gydan peninsulas may result from a specific set of conditions not found elsewhere in the Arctic.

The Guardian - AU

Bird that migrates to Victorian wetlands slated for wind industry terminal added to threatened species list

The sharp-tailed sandpiper migrates from Siberia to a Port of Hastings site that Tanya Plibersek last week blocked a state plan to develop

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Breaking News: Navalny found alive, transferred to harsh Siberian prison

Alexei Navalny, the Putin critic, has been located in a harsh Siberian prison. His condition is relatively okay, but concerns remain for his safety and iso...

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Navalny Found in Remote Siberian Penal Colony, Claims Political Motive

Unraveling the enigma of Alexei Navalny's whereabouts, the Kremlin critic reveals his presence in a remote Siberian penal colony, amidst fraud charges and ...

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Navalny's Remote Transfer Raises Concerns over Putin's Nervousness - Expert

Join us as we delve into the mysterious relocation of Navalny, Putin's arch-nemesis, to a remote Siberian prison. What's Putin's game? Find out now! Merry ...

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Alexei Navalny located in harsh Siberian penal colony, raises concerns

Unveiling the mysterious whereabouts of Russian opposition critic Alexei Navalny, who has been moved to a remote Siberian penal colony. Concerns rise over ...

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World's oldest known fort was constructed by hunter-gatherers 8,000 years ago in Siberia

The fact that this Stone Age fort was built by hunter-gatherers is transforming our understanding of ancient human societies.

The Independent UK

The Siberian Battalion: Meet the Russian nationals fighting against Putin in Ukraine’s army

The Siberian Battalion is unique in many ways

Al Jazeera

Ukraine mounts acts of sabotage in Siberia to staunch Russian artillery

Russia has arrested a Belarusian man it accuses of bombing two fuel trains on behalf of Ukraine’s secret services.

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