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'Not only do we no longer benefit from the exchange of data, but the collection of data in Russia itself is also cut back.'

The deep freeze has significantly affected scientific research in a region warming around four times faster than the planet as a whole.

Glaciologist Andrew Hodson used to collaborate with his Russian colleagues in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, but snowmobile excursions to see them have come to a halt since the war in Ukraine.

Glaciologist Andrew Hodson used to collaborate with his Russian colleagues in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, but snowmobile excursions to see them have come to a halt since the war in Ukraine.In Longyearbyen, British glaciologist Andrew Hodson is trying to be pragmatic.

Glaciologist Andrew Hodson laments the disruption in Arctic research collaboration due to severed ties with Russian scientists post-Ukraine war. The rift, exacerbated by Putin's policies, hampers critical climate studies in a region warming rapidly. Data drought from Russia impacts permafrost and wildfire insights, escalating uncertainties in climate projections. The Arctic Council faces division, suspending projects and delaying reports. Russian researchers fear cooperation due to espionage accusations, worsening a previous brain drain.