regional capital, Yakutsk, a city of about 280, 000 people.... Mikhail Kreindlin Greenpeace Russia

East region. Heavy smoke from wildfires covered the city of Yakutsk and fifty other Siberian towns on

Yakutsk, in Russia, Saturday, Aug.... Emergency officials prepared to engage a heavy-lift plane to

MOSCOW( Reuters)-A Russian court on Monday sentenced a Siberian shaman critical of President Vladimir Putin to enforced treatment in a psychiatric hospital for assaulting a member of Russia's National Guard, his lawyer said. Alexander Gabyshev drew media attention when he set off in 2019 on what he said would be an 8, 000-km( 5, 000-mile) walk to Moscow, a journey he said would culminate with the banishment of Putin, whom he described as a demon. Gabyshev has made several attempts at the journey

In this handout photo taken from video released by the Russian Emergency Situations Ministry press service, an air view of a forest is seen in the republic of Sakha also knows as Yakutia, Russia Far East, on July 18, 2021.... " The situation with wildfires in our republic is very difficult.... This, together with the dry thunderstorms that occur nearly daily in our republic, brought about significant wildfires," Aysen Nikolayev, Yakutia's governor, told reporters....

Around 123 fires raged on Monday over an area of more than 885, 000 hectares, the region's environment and forest ministry said.... More than 6, 500 firefighters fought to contain blazes across the country.... In Karelia, a region that borders Finland, authorities evacuated more than 600 people from villages due to fires, the TASS news agency reported....

A giant crater in Siberia, Russia, is expanding due to climate change.... The Batagaika crater, dubbed the' Gateway to Hell,' has become so large that it is now visible from space. Scientists report that the crater, which spans 200 acres and is nearly 300 feet deep, is rapidly growing, posing challenges for the local environment. Recent studies indicate that the crater's size has been increasing by about one million cubic meters annually. The Batagaika crater originated in the 1960s when meltin

Unhappy with plans to raise the retirement age, the decline in their living standards, and tax hikes, Russians can’t vote for the real opposition. Strong candidates are either not allowed to run or prefer to cooperate with the authorities by not running, while in-system parties deliberately tone do

close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 7 Fox News Flash top headlines are here.... " The July global total this year is the highest since our records began in 2003." While The Guardian notes that more than half of that number was the result of wildfires in North America and Siberia, the Mediterranean has seen wildfire activity on an astonishing scale.... Greece Tuesday grappled with the worst heatwave in decades that strained the national power supply and fueled wildfires near Ath

Thus, the talk about returning to strong GDP growth, with recovery and rehabilitation at all levels, “ normalcy ” eventually settling back and everybody going about their usual business like before.... Among the worst and most difficult potential crises to plan around are those associated with the apparent cracks in the fabric of societies, including authoritarian measures by governments, civil disobedience and “ culture wars ”.... So the talk about resilience is directed towards the past, dea