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Arctic potential: Meat, herbs and potatoes
The climate in the north is more predictable than in the south, which makes growing herbs and livestock there more promising than in Russia's climatically unstable central and southern regions, Moscow State University geography department senior researcher Yury Golubchikov, said.
Scientists should come to the Arctic before businesses encroach
Scientific stations should come to the Arctic before businesses begin encroaching; they must have enough time to protect polar areas from human influence, RAS Institute of Geography Deputy Director Arkady Tishkov told RIA Novosti.

Arctic Facts

8

The number of seas surrounding the Arctic Ocean, which includes the East Siberian, Laptev, Kara, Barents, Norwegian, Greenland, Beaufort, and Chukchi.

100+

The distance in miles that isotherms (bands of average temperatures) have shifted northward during the last 30 years. This means that the Arctic—as defined by temperature—is shrinking.

1,650

The estimated amount of carbon, in gigatons, locked up in northern permafrost. As temperatures rise, the reservoir is leaking carbon dioxide and methane to the atmosphere.

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Shamanic Ritual

A Chukchi shaman performing a ritual.

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Minister Trutnev: Russia is interested in everything Arctic – natural resources and environment

In the Arctic, Russia is interested not only in raw materials but also in the conservation of the environment, stated Russian Natural Resources and Environment Minister Yury Trutnev during the “The Arctic – Territory of Dialogue” forum in Arkhangelsk.