by Heiner Kubny | Oct 24, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Politics
The new satellite photos show that the break is over. The activity and the new building are in line with the resumption of test flights of the nuclear-powered cruise missile “Burevestnik”. (Photo: Planet Labs) Recent satellite images taken by Planet Labs...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 23, 2020 | Antarctic, Archive, Arctic, Tourism
From spring 2021, the “SEAVENTURE” will be sailing in European waters. (Photo: VIVA Cruises) The mother company of VIVA Cruises, the Scylla Group based in Baar (Switzerland), will take over the expedition ship MS “SEAVENTURE” on November 1,...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 22, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Economy, Energy, Industry, Politics
Polar bears are curious and always are looking for food. But this may not be the right thing for them. Specialists from the Tomsk Polytechnic University have found out that more than 70,000 cubic meters of industrial waste generated or dumped in the Arctic and...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 21, 2020 | Archive, Arctic, Economy, Industry, Politics, traffic
The “Christophe de Margerie” LNG tanker is one of several ships transporting LNG on the Northeast Passage. (Photo: Rosmorport) Never before have such large quantities of cargo been transported along the Northeast Passage. According to the Russian Federal...
by Heiner Kubny | Oct 20, 2020 | Archive, Everyday life, Society
The Beluga baby froze in the wind and screamed wretchedly. Alexey Paramonov carried the baby to its mother and covered it with his jacket, so the Beluga mother calmed down. (Photo: Alexey Paramonov) Three beluga whales are beached in the mouth of the River Uda on the...
