Russia sends second team to support its Arctic claim
July 5th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, July 5 (IANS/RIA Novosti) Russia's nuclear-powered icebreaker Rossiya will leave the port of Murmansk Tuesday to accompany the research vessel Academician Fyodorov on a second mission to determine the ... Read more...
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Sea ice formed in the Arctic before it did in Antarctica
July 16th, 2009 - 3:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 16 (ANI): A new study has concluded that significant sea ice formation occurred in the Arctic earlier than previously thought, which suggests that sea ice formed in the Arctic before ... Read more...
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Scientists see dramatic increase in amount of fresh water in Arctic Ocean
July 5th, 2009 - 12:49 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): A new study by scientists has shown a dramatic increase in the amount of fresh water in the Arctic Ocean.Fresh water flowing into or out of the Arctic ... Read more...
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The Arctic was an enclosed freshwater lake until about 38 million years ago
July 5th, 2009 - 12:28 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 5 (ANI): An analysis by scientists has suggested that the Arctic was an enclosed freshwater lake until about 38 million years ago, when tectonic activity caused it to undergo a ... Read more...
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Russia to set new border line in Arctic
September 24th, 2008 - 9:09 am ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 24 (RIA Novosti) Recent discussions about national geopolitical concerns and spheres of interest have predictably reached the issue of Russia's northern border. President Dmitry Medvedev set the task of formalizing ... Read more...
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Russia winning Arctic race: US Coast Guard
July 17th, 2008 - 6:33 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Washington, July 17 (RIA Novosti) A top US Coast Guard official has told the Congress that Russia is getting ahead of the United States in the "Arctic race" and the administration ... Read more...
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Russia prepares for future combat in the Arctic
June 24th, 2008 - 9:22 pm ICT by IANS
RIA Novosti
Moscow, June 24 (RIA Novosti) Russia must be ready to fight wars in the Arctic to protect its national interests in a region that contains large and untapped deposits of natural ... Read more...
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Russia to continue Arctic shelf research
March 28th, 2008 - 6:22 pm ICT by admin
RIA Novosti
Moscow, March 28 (RIA Novosti) Russian scientists will continue to study the Arctic shelf in order to bolster the country's claim to a large swathe of seabed believed to be rich ... Read more...
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