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Articles with tag "Weather"
explainer
Are Moscow’s Summertime Floods and Tornadoes Tied to Climate Change?
As climate change progresses, fears grow over the rising frequency and severity of extreme weather events — and their impact on cities like Moscow.
black sky
Storm Shrouds Siberian Town in Coal Dust
Coal dust is a chronic problem in Kiselyovsk, a town of about 83,000 people that is surrounded by nine coal mines.
1 Min read
inclement weather
Severe Storm in Moscow Kills At Least 2
Videos shared on social media showed a tornado forming just outside of the Russian capital on Thursday afternoon.
1 Min read
river overflow
In Photos: Moscow Partially Flooded By Torrential Rainfall
The rain has disrupted public transport and submerged cars and homes across the Russian capital.
1 Min read
rescue efforts
Flooding Emergency Declared in Far East Russia’s Sakha
Nearly 450 homes and more than 550 land plots have been flooded since the Lena River started overflowing last week.
1 Min read
inclement weather
Powerful Dust Storm Rips Through Siberia’s Irkutsk
Videos posted online showed strong winds and dust engulfing city streets and residential courtyards.
1 Min read
shifting dates
River Levels in Western Siberia Set to Peak Later Than Forecast Due to ‘Abnormal’ Flooding
Tyumen region Governor Alexander Moor said water in the Tobol River was moving “very slowly because it’s spilling over the floodplain.”
1 Min read
western siberia
Russia’s Ishim River Swells to Record High Amid Widespread Flooding
Authorities in the Tyumen region said the high water levels have led to a traffic jam stretching around 60 kilometers along a major highway.
1 Min read
the show must go on
Russia’s Orenburg Holds WWII Victory Parade Rehearsals Amid Flood Crisis
As thousands of homes remained submerged underwater, city officials pressed on with rehearsals for Russia's showpiece patriotic holiday.
2 Min read
devastating floods
More Evacuations in Russia’s Urals, Western Siberia as Water Levels Rise
Authorities in the Kurgan and Tyumen regions have urged residents to flee as the nearby Tobol and Ishim rivers swell to dangerous levels.
2 Min read
spring flooding
Partial Dam Collapse in Siberia’s Tomsk Region as River Swells
The Tom River could reach a dangerous height of 8.9 meters between Monday and Wednesday, regional authorities said.
2 Min read
historic flooding
Russia’s Orenburg Orders Mass Evacuation as City Braces for Flood Peak
The Ural River, the third-longest in Europe, reached 11.29 meters in the city of Orenburg, two meters above its 'critical' level.
2 Min read
Flooded Orsk
Russia Evacuates Almost 4,500 People After Dam Burst
Media reports say up to four people may have died in the flooding in the city of Orsk.
2 Min read
balmy weather
Record Spring Heat Grips Moscow
The previous record was broken in 1951, when the daily high for April 2 in the Russian capital was recorded at 17.4 degrees C.
2 Min read
heat wave
In Photos: Moscow, St. Petersburg See Record-Warm Start to April
The snow has already melted as temperatures hit levels more often felt in late May or early June.
1 Min read
state of emergency
Winter Storm Paralyzes Far East Russia's Sakhalin
A powerful winter storm prompted authorities in Far East Russia’s Sakhalin region to declare a state of emergency on Wednesday.
“Due to the extremely...
1 Min read
'huge magnitude'
2023 Was Russia's Third-Hottest Year on Record, Says Head of State Weather Service
But for the European part of the country, which includes regions west of the Ural Mountains, last year was the hottest on record.
1 Min read
opinion
Andras Toth-Czifra
Why the Kremlin Is Fiddling as Russia Freezes
Like many other public policy reforms in Russia, utility networks have fallen victim to wishful thinking, corruption and political short-termism.
5 Min read
'we're freezing'
Residents Outside Moscow Protest Power Outage, Demand Heating Amid Subzero Temperatures
At least 21,000 people had power knocked out in their homes on Thursday morning in the town of Podolsk when a heating main burst.
2 Min read
frostbite
2 Elderly Russian Women Freeze to Death in Unheated Homes
The series of deaths came as freezing weather continued to grip much of Russia.
1 Min read
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