Noticias sobre Russia
Melting ice may change shape of Arctic river deltas
Thawing ice cover and easily erodible permafrost may destabilize Arctic river deltas, according to new research.
Russians urge Leonardo DiCaprio to help ‘save’ endangered Lake Baikal
Leonardo DiCaprio, Oscar-winning actor and environmental activist, regularly uses Instagram to encourage his fans to care about the planet.
June 2019 was hottest on record for the globe
Antarctic sea ice coverage shrank to new record low.
WMO launches new assessment tool to support water management
A new tool to help ensure the sustainable and effective management of water resources was launched at an international symposium on the Dynamic Water Resources Assessment Tool held in Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Novosibirsk: Russian Instagrammers’ paradise is actually a toxic lake
Novosibirsk is the third largest city in Russia.
CDP announces first global index of top-ranking environmental stocks with Goldman Sachs
CDP has announced the introduction of two new indices, created by Euronext, that select stocks based entirely on their performance on the three key environmental challenges of climate change, water security, and deforestation.
Protracted conflicts and adverse weather conditions exacerbate food needs
41 countries in need of food assistance – African Swine Fever threatening food security of a large number of people.
Voith subsidiary VolgaHydro inaugurates new production plant for hydropower turbines
The Voith subsidiary VolgaHydro has opened its new production plant in Balakovo, Russia.
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovation to improve farmers’ resilience to drought
Unlocking the potential of agricultural innovations, be it simple solutions or satellite-based technologies, will help prevent a drought from turning into famine and forced displacement and to reverse desertification, FAO Director-General José Graziano da Silva said.
Downpours of torrential rain more frequent with global warming
The frequency of downpours of heavy rain—which can lead to flash floods, devastation, and outbreaks of waterborne disease—has increased across the globe in the past 50 years, research led by the Global Institute for Water Security at the University of Saskatchewan (USask) has found.
Mathematical understanding of fresh water lenses to help manage water resources around the world
In the 1950s, Russian academician Vladimir Kunin, one of the founders of the Institute of Water Problems in Moscow and the Institute of Deserts in Ashkhabad, discovered and described fresh water lenses in the Karakum desert of Turkmenistan.
Why has Mars lost most of its water?
Approximately every two Earth years, when it is summer on the southern hemisphere of Mars, a window opens: only there and only in this season can water vapor efficiently rise from the lower into the upper atmosphere.
Lifesaving snow
In many areas of Russia, plenty of villages are left without water due to the destruction of aquifers.
Scientists see fingerprint of warming climate on droughts going back to 1900
In an unusual new study, scientists say they have detected the fingerprint of human-driven global warming on patterns of drought and moisture across the world as far back as 1900.
Dramatic rainfall changes for key crops expected even with reduced greenhouse gas emissions
By 2040, rainfall on wheat, soybean, rice and maize will have changed, even if Paris Agreement emissions targets are met.
WesTech opens new business unit in Italy
WesTech Engineering, Inc., global leader in process solutions for water and wastewater treatment, liquid/solids separation, and minerals process equipment, has opened a new business unit in Italy.
Ice volume of glaciers worldwide calculated anew
Researchers have provided a new estimate for the glacier ice volume all around the world, excluding the Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets. Their conclusion: previous calculations overestimated the volume of the glaciers in High Mountain Asia.
UN briefs Permanent Missions on the World Water Day campaign
This World Water Day, 22nd March, is about tackling the water crisis by addressing the reasons why so many people are being left behind.
Think big—at least when it comes to global conservation
Canada and Russia have the most to lose or gain, say researchers.
RusHydro to install 1.3 MW solar panels at Nizhne-Bureyskaya hydropower plant
PJSC RusHydro announces pilot solar project on Nizhne-Bureyskaya HPP.