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     Would You Live in This Toxic, Closed-Off City?

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     Solo in Norilsk - Russia's Most Polluted Closed City

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     How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth

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2. www.nbcnews.com › news › worldHow Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most ...

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   Dec 10, 2021 · How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted places on Earth. A smelting company has poisoned rivers, killed off forests and belched out more sulfur dioxide than active...

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   • Author: Marianne Lavelle,Inside Climate News

3. www.youtube.com › watchSolo in Norilsk - Russia's Most Polluted Closed City

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   In summer 2022 I went to one of my most desirable travel destinations - Norilsk. Norilsk is a closed city in Russian arctic which is famous for being one of ...

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4. insideclimatenews.org › news › 28112021‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian ...

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   Nov 28, 2021 · ‘A Trash Heap for Our Children’: How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, Became One of the Most Polluted Places on Earth. A smelting company has poisoned rivers, killed off boreal forest and...

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5. emerging-europe.com › analysis › norilsk-is-noNorilsk is no longer Russia’s most polluted city

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   Aug 24, 2021 · Norilsk, the world’s northernmost city with more than 100,000 inhabitants, and for much of the 1970s and 1980s synonymous with severe industrial pollution, is no longer the dirtiest city in Russia, according to the German publication Blick, which cites a new report from the Russian Service for the Supervision of Consumer Protection, which ...

6. storymaps.arcgis.com › stories › 483ff918d834464dThe Pollution of Norilsk (2021) - ArcGIS StoryMaps

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   A story map on the current state of one of the most polluted cities in Russia.

7. www.news.com.au › travel › destinationsNorilsk, Russia: Inside world’s ‘most depressing city’ with ...

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   Jun 13, 2022 · The most northerly city in the world, the remote Russian mining town of Norilsk is dark for two months of the year and has a truly chilling past, The Sun reports. Home to 170,000 people, the city ...

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   Is Norilsk a polluted city?

   • The city of 176,000 has long been recognized by environmentalists — and even by the Russian government — as one of the most polluted places on Earth, because of one business: Norilsk Nickel, the world’s biggest producer of palladium and high-grade nickel and a top producer of platinum, cobalt and copper. An aerial view of Norilsk on June 6, 2020.

   How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted

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   Is Norilsk a pollution hazard?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees. It can be seen in the 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound—a scar larger than the size of New Jersey slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

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   What is the story of Norilsk's pollution?

   • The story of Norilsk’s pollution is written in the trees: 5.9 million acres of dead and dying boreal forest downwind from the Norilsk Nickel compound — a scar larger than New Jersey, slashed into the largest forested region on Earth.

   How Norilsk, in the Russian Arctic, became one of the most polluted

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   Why is Norilsk a dangerous city?

   • On top of the toxic pollution, Norilsk’s location in the Arctic permafrost, means the city experiences 45 days of continuous darkness each year. In contrast, in the summer the sun doesn’t set for 65 days. For about two-thirds of the year, the city and its surroundings are covered in snow.

   Inside world’s ‘most depressing city’ - news.com.au

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   Does Norilsk Nickel control sulfur dioxide air pollution?

   • Norilsk Nickel’s long-running failure to control sulfur dioxide air pollution is a case in point. By law, sulfur dioxide is strictly limited in Russia—the nation’s air quality standard allows only a quarter of the pollution permitted under the standards of the United States or the European Union.

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   Who swarmed the Norilsk region after the fuel spill?

   • Hundreds of Russian scientists swarmed the Norilsk region in the months after the fuel spill. The company helped to organize what it called the “Great Norilsk Expedition,” including scientists from 14 Russian Academy of Sciences institutions.

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9. www.bbc.com › culture › articleNorilsk: Otherworldly photos of an Arctic city - BBC

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   Mar 21, 2019 · Norilsk is one of the most polluted cities in the world. Acid rain has caused vegetation in areas surrounding the city to die. (Credit: Elena Chernyshova)