Using satellite data to monitor and navigate icy waters
With sea traffic set to rise in a warming Arctic, researchers are helping sailors plot a safer course through sea ice and ...
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Russia building 69,700-ton nuclear powered icebreakers to keep the Northern Sea Route navigable year round
Russia pushes ahead with plans to ensure year-round navigation along the Northern Sea Route. The Leader-class icebreaker also referred to as LK-120Ya, will be twice as powerful as the country’s ...
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Iceberg twice the size of Greater London runs aground near South Georgia
The British Antarctic Survey says nutrients from the grounding and melting of the megaberg known as ‘A23a’ may boost food for ...
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Northern Sea Route development closely linked to development of Arctic cities — official
TASS/. The Northern Sea Route development is closely linked to the development of Arctic cities along it, said Deputy Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office Maxim Oreshkin during a ...
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Russia plans to dominate Arctic sea routes with the largest fleet of icebreakers
Hoping to develop the Northern Sea Route across the Arctic into an international shipping lane, Russia is building a group of icebreakers to be powered with liquefied natural gas. Russia already ...