NASA: Wildfire Smoke Over Siberia During the first week of July, NASA satellites began detecting signs that several wildland fires were burning in Russia’s far east. Two weeks later, several fires had grown much larger and more intense, creating rivers of smoke that flowed over parts of Khabarovsk and the neighboring Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) on NASA’s Aqua satellite […] Fire Firebrains | July 19, 2022 0 Comments
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2 Well-Preserved Cave Lion Cubs From Ice Age Discovered in Russia According to CBS News, two cave lion cubs from the last ice age were recently discovered in Russia. These cubs were so well preserved that they still had their fur, whiskers, and teeth intact. These lion cubs were frozen in the Siberian permafrost, which allowed them to remain in exceptional condition. Related: Microplastics Found in Snow in Siberia, Russia Swedish […] Brains Breya Bergom | August 11, 2021 0 Comments
Microplastics Found in Snow in Siberia, Russia Researchers recently found microplastic pollution in Siberia, one of the world’s most remote areas. These recent findings are another example of human pollution permeating the environment. Related: USGS Report: “It’s Raining Plastic”: Microplastics in the Mountains? At Tomsk State University, researchers found airborne plastic fibers in snow samples taken from twenty different Siberian regions. Snow sampled from the Altai Mountains, […] Brains Alex Mangels | March 25, 2021 0 Comments
Thawing Permafrost Could Trigger New Pandemic In the middle of a global pandemic, what else could possibly go wrong? Well, another pandemic. Except this new one could be triggered by bacteria revived from thawing permafrost in the Arctic. Wait back up, is this for real? Sadly yes. During a major skillshare meeting last November in Hannover, Germany, scientists discussed the threat of microbes revived by the […] Industry News Gabrielle Gasser | July 9, 2020 0 Comments
Scientists Researching How Arctic Plant Was Brought Back To Life After 32,000 Years [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MHYGchvcytc&feature=emb_title"] Sebastian Opazo | July 3, 2020 Likes Tweets 1 Comment
May 2020 Was 18ºF Warmer Than Average in Siberia Yes, you read that correctly, May 2020 was 18ºF (10ºC) warmer than average in Siberia. The average temperature in May typically ranges from about 36ºF (2ºC) to 57ºF (14ºC) with a mean temperature of 47ºF (8ºC). While this might seem like a good opportunity to visit Siberia and not freeze, it is in fact not a good sign for the Earth […] Weather Alex Camerino | June 23, 2020 0 Comments
Siberian Town Experiences Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in the Arctic This past Saturday, June 20th proved to be the hottest day ever recorded in the Arctic. In the town of Verkhoyansk, in Siberia, Russia a high temperature for the day of 100.4ºF (38ºC) was recorded, which is the hottest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic. The previous high was 99.1ºF (37.3ºC). The Arctic has seen many temperature records broken in the […] Alex Camerino | June 22, 2020 0 Comments