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Volcano erupts in Russia’s far east, spewing ash 20 kilometers into the air
CNN   11 April 2023   Russia   Kamchatka region  
Cars are shown covered in volcanic dust following the eruption.
<p>CNN &mdash; The Shiveluch volcano erupted early Tuesday morning in Russia&rsquo;s far eastern Kamchatka region, spewing ash up to 20 kilometers above sea level, according to the local branch of the Russia Academy of Sciences (RAS) Geophysical Survey.<br ...
Dinosaur discovery: ‘Best-preserved’ Ice Age woolly rhino found in Siberia
Express   01 January 2021   Russia   Siberia  
Dinosaur discovery: A ‘best-preserved’ Ice Age woolly rhino has been found in Siberia (Image: Siberia)
<p>The superbly-preserved Ice Age woolly rhino was uncovered with many of its internal organs still intact. The precious carcass was recovered from permafrost in Russia's extreme northern region.<br />Russian state media reported how the holly rhino was revealed ...
Russian diamond mine boss found dead in prison cell
The Jakarta Post   08 October 2019   Russia   Yakutia  
This file photo taken on July 01, 2019 shows a view of the first Soviet diamond mining pit
<p>The former head of a giant Siberian diamond mine was found dead in his prision cell a day after being charged over the deaths of miners trapped by flooding, investigators said Tuesday.<br />Eight miners died after water leaked into the Mir mine owned by ...
Filed under: Mining News
558m-year-old fossils identified as oldest known animal
The Guardian   20 September 2018   Russia  
The cliffs in which the fossils were found, on the coast of the White Sea in Russia. Photograph: Ilya Bobrovskiy
<p>A fossilised lifeform that existed 558m years ago has been identified as the oldest known animal, according to new research.<br />The findings confirm that animals existed at least 20m years before the so-called Cambrian explosion of animal life, which ...
World Cup stadium hit by LANDSLIDE - just two days after France v Croatia final
Express   17 July 2018   Russia  
The Volograd Stadium suffered severe damage
<p>ONE of the 2018 World Cup stadiums has been severely damaged by a landslide just two days after the France v Croatia final.<br>Heavy rain triggered landslides on an embankment near the Volgograd Stadium.</p>
Russian oil major Rosneft discovers new hydrocarbon deposit on Artic shelf
Russian News Agency   18 June 2017   Russia   Laptev Sea  
<p>MOSCOW, June 18. /TASS/. Russian oil major Rosneft has discovered a new hydrocarbon deposit while drilling an exploration well in Khatanga Bay of the Laptev Sea in the east Arctic area, the company announced on Sunday.<br>The resource potential of the newly-discovered ...
Filed under: Economic Geology
Quake strikes Russia's far east - magnitude 6.6
Euronews   29 March 2017   Russia   Asia  
Earthquake epicentre (source: euronews)
<p>An earthquake has struck Russia&rsquo;s far east near Kamchatka peninsula according to the US Geographical Survey. It&rsquo;s magnitude is said to be 6.6. It was originally recorded with a magnitude 7.0.</p> <p>It struck at a depth of around 33 km just ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Cold diggers: Inside the freezing Siberian gold mine so remote that food has to be ordered two years in advance before it is driven along a 220-mile ice road that melts for most of the year
Daily Mail   23 October 2015   Russia   Kupol mine, Siberia  
Some of the workers enjoy a two month break but only after completing two months of work without any weekends
<p>Situated high above the Arctic circle, the Kupol mine of Siberia is one of the toughest places to work in the world with temperatures reaching as low as minus 31 degrees Fahrenheit.<br />Gold was first discovered in the region in the 1940s and was forcibly ...
Filed under: Mining News
Giant Sinkhole in Russian Urals Keeps Growing
Sputnik News   03 September 2015   Russia   Ural Mountains  
Sinkhole in Solikamsk
<p>A sinkhole near one of the mines in Russia&rsquo;s Ural Mountains has grown in size at least fivefold since it was first reported last November; the huge abyss keeps swallowing up nearby summer cottages and shows no signs that it will stop getting bigger. ...
Filed under: Natural Hazards
Sinkhole gets bigger in city plagued by giant craters
The Siberian Times   22 May 2015   Russia   Berezniki  
There are now five holes around the city, with fears this will only grow. Residents living close to the craters have been moved away from the danger zone, but the threat remains. Picture: Panoramio
<p>The latest mysterious sinkhole that has appeared in a Urals city has grown in size four-fold in just three months, officials have said.</p> <p>First spotted on February 17 during routine observations around crater-hit Berezniki, in Perm Krai, it was found ...