Bone-chilling winter temperatures. Sub-Arctic taiga forests as far as the eye can see. Blinding clouds of mosquitos. Vast deposits of diamonds, gold, and other minerals. Add to the list of qualities ...
In Russia's Urals region, towns that once churned out industrial chemicals and coal are now largely abandoned. Verkhnyaya Gubakha was once a thriving city of more than 30,000, but the population has ...
With more than a month still to go in Siberia's annual fire season, more than 1.5 million hectares (3.7 million acres) of Yakutia's swampy coniferous taiga has ...
If you thought Russia is only about snow-covered mountains and cold places, then this will surprise you. Russia, by a huge margin, has the forest cover in the world! The country is home to frozen ...
KHABAROVSK, July 10 (Itar-Tass) —— A total of 20 out of 68 wildfires have been extinguished in Russia’s Far Eastern regions over the past 24 hours, a spokesman for the Far Eastern federal district ...
On a warm June evening in southern Siberia, the sun still shines brightly above the horizon at 9:00 p.m.; it won’t set for another two hours. The Trans-Siberian Railway snakes its way at a leisurely ...
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Which country has the most forests in the world?
Russia has the largest forest area in the world, accounting for nearly 20% of Earth's total forest cover. From Siberia's ...
ULAN-UDE, May 28 (Itar-Tass) —— The areas of burning forests in Siberia decreased more than 30 times over the weekend. Three of the eight fires were extinguished on Sunday. The rest five are burning ...
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