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Discover Norilsk, Russia—a city where the sun doesn't set for months. Uncover how its people thrive in extreme conditions!
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Norilsk, Russia, often described as the most depressing place on Earth due to its extreme environmental and social conditions. Explore the history of this remote Siberian city, from its...
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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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Jul 23, 2023 · The remote Russian city of Norilsk, above the Arctic Circle, is known for its history of forced labor camps, mining, and railways. Photojournalist Aleksandr Kharitonov, who grew up there,...
- Dying Forests and Pollution Visible from Space
- A ‘Mountain River’ of Diesel Fuel
- Putin Plays ‘The Good Czar’
- ‘We Kill Our Children and Leave Them A Trash Heap’
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. In tree ring samples, scientists havepinpointed the great rush of sulfur dioxide pollution that began in 1942, when ...
Klyushin and other local environmental activists agitated for years for Rosprirodnadzor, the Russian environmental protection agency, to establish an office in Norilsk. They succeeded early last year, and the job of chief deputy went to Vasily Ryabinin, then 39, a chemist, who had previously worked at Norilsk Nickel but left after his beloved mento...
Putin reacted sharply to news of the diesel spill last year, which came only weeks after he unveileda new strategic plan for the Arctic, a vision of resource development and environmental protection going hand in hand. “Why did the authorities find out about this only two days later?” Putin asked in avideo conference callwith regional and company o...
Norilsk Nickel, pledging to cut sulfur dioxide emissions by 90 percent by 2025, has said it will spend at least $4.1 billion on a project calledSulphur Programme 2.0. “In my opinion, the implementation of the project will fundamentally change the ecological situation in our city,” Norilsk’s current mayor, Dmitry Kasarev, who previously worked for N...
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- Marianne Lavelle,Inside Climate News
Jan 6, 2014 · Pictures of Norilsk, Russia, One of the Coldest and Polluted Cities. With the population of more than 170,000, Norilsk, Russia, is one of the biggest cities above the polar circle. The...
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Mar 21, 2019 · In our latest Through the Lens, Russian photographer Elena Chernyshova explores what it’s like to live in a city 400km north of the Arctic Circle.
