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Temperatures in Russia are rising quicker than in the rest of the globe, according to Russian climate scientists.

A Russian climate scientist warned that climate change "is about to get worse" as polar temperatures rise and sea ice recedes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin predicted year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route. Speaking at the meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Russian Geographical Society, Putin said that this may happen "in the very near future, in the coming years." Earlier, the director of the Main Geophysical Observatory, Vladimir Kattsov, said that accelerating climatic changes in Russia could trigger the destruction of permafrost, decrease the amount of sea ice in the Arctic and even cause ice on the Northern Sea Route to disappear entirely. New opportunities are opening up for Russia as climat...

OREANDA-NEWS. Climate change may lead to even more massive migration to Russia of residents of southern states. This forecast was given by Vladimir Kattsov, director of the Voeikov Main Geophysical Observatory. He believes that this can happen. According to the scientist, "it is highly likely that the resettlement will come from the southern borders of Russia, the CIS countries located there. In Central Asia, problems with water resources are key. And not only in Central Asia, such problems are also typical for the south of Ukraine and Moldova." On the other hand, as the expert pointed out, t...

Jonny Tickle The average temperature in Russia has risen by 0.51C in just ten years, compared to the global average of 0.18C. That's according to the head of Moscow’s Geophysical Observatory, who spoke of huge consequences for the country. Speaking to news agency RIA Novosti, Vladimir Kattsov noted that the rapid acceleration of climate change will lead to the degradation of permafrost and reduction of sea ice in the Arctic, with Russia's infrastructure being particularly vulnerable to rising temperatures. “No one has ruled out that the record changes may be part of their own clim...