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Murmansk (3)   United Kingdom (213)   Kursk Sub (23)   Barents Sea (4)   Russia Submarine Accident Recent Summary.     Click for More > Mercury link to Arctic fox decline Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly'  The Arctic seas are being made rapidly more acidic by carbon-dioxide emissions, according to a new report Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013. Alaska Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed Arctic sea ice reaches record low Arctic ice set to hit record low May. 6 Feb.27 year 2012 ... more > Sep.7 Aug.27 Aug.21 Arctic on Google Map 1. 2013-05-06 Mercury link to Arctic fox decline island of Mednyi, Arctic 2. 2013-05-06 Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' Arctic 3. 2012-09-07 Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed Arctic 4. 2012-08-27 Arctic sea ice reaches record low Arctic 5. 2012-08-21 Arctic ice set to hit record low Arctic 6. 2012-07-24 Satellites reveal sudden ice melt Greenland, Arctic 7. 2012-07-18 Massive ice island breaks off glacier Greenland, Arctic 8. 2012-05-20 Arctic melt releasing ancient gas Arctic 9. 2012-03-17 Arctic climate 'tech fixes' urged Arctic      * Time by Topic * Location by Topic Arctic, 21st Century, Time by Topic Time Disasters Weather Related Politics War & Army 2013 Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here 2012 Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed Arctic sea ice reaches record low Arctic ice set to hit record low Satellites reveal sudden ice melt Massive ice island breaks off glacier Shrinking polar ice may be to blame for freeze Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed Arctic sea ice reaches record low Arctic ice set to hit record low Satellites reveal sudden ice melt Shrinking polar ice may be to blame for freeze Your ad is here Your ad is here 2011 Russia nuclear sub fire extinguished Nuclear submarine in dock fire Arctic ozone loss at record level Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 Arctic ozone loss at record level BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal Russia nuclear sub fire extinguished Nuclear submarine in dock fire 2010 Arctic changes affecting climate elsewhere Ice island breaks from Greenland Arctic changes affecting climate elsewhere Ice island breaks from Greenland Your ad is here Russian aircraft buzzed American warship 2009 Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' Arctic ice to vanish in summer Pause in Arctic's melting trend 1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' Arctic ice to vanish in summer Pause in Arctic's melting trend 1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years UN chief in Arctic climate visit Bombers intercepted before Obama visit 2008 Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact Major ice-shelf loss for Canada Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk North Pole could be ice-free this summer Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk North Pole could be ice-free this summer Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' CIA flights to Greenland investigated Russia reintroduces Arctic warship patrols 2007 Ice loss opens Northwest Passage Melt worse than predictions Ice loss opens Northwest Passage Melt worse than predictions Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia' Canada to build two military Arctic bases Canadian PM vows to defend Arctic Russia plants flag on Arctic floor Russia to sink flag in land grab Your ad is here 2006 Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here 2005 Russia marks Kursk five years on Your ad is here Russia marks Kursk five years on Your ad is here 2004 58 dead in apartment blast Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12 Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here 2003 Nuclear submarine sinks Your ad is here Your ad is here Nuclear submarine sinks 2001 Raising of the Kursk begins Kursk bow sawn off Your ad is here Your ad is here Your ad is here 2000 Kursk submarine went down Your ad is here Your ad is here Kursk submarine went down      * Time by Topic * Location by Topic

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Feb.27   Shell halts Arctic drilling for 2013 Map of Beaufort Sea USA  Alaska: Royal Dutch Shell has said that it will suspend its offshore drilling programme in the Arctic for the rest of 2013 in order to give time to ensure safety

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Sep.7   Arctic melting at 'amazing' speed  Scientists in the Arctic are warning that this summer's record-breaking melt is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications Aug.27   Arctic sea ice reaches record low  The Arctic has lost more sea ice this year than at any time since satellite records began in 1979, Nasa says Aug.21   Arctic ice set to hit record low  Arctic sea ice looks set to hit a record low by the end of the month, according to satellite data Jul.24   Satellites reveal sudden ice melt   Greenland's massive ice sheet has melted this month over an usually large area, Nasa has said Jul.18   Massive ice island breaks off glacier   An island of ice twice the size of Manhattan broke off this week from a Greenland glacier, May.20   Arctic melt releasing ancient gas  Scientists have identified thousands of sites in the Arctic where methane that has been stored for many millennia is bubbling into the atmos... Mar.17 Arctic climate 'tech fixes' urged

Feb.6   Shrinking polar ice may be to blame for freeze  Europe's deadly cold snap may have a lot to do with shrinking amounts of ice in the Arctic, a recent study suggests

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Dec.30 Russia nuclear sub fire extinguished Dec.29   Nuclear submarine in dock fire Map of Murmansk Russia

Russia: A fire has broken out during repairs to a Russian nuclear submarine at a dock near the northern port of Murmansk

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Oct.2   Arctic ozone loss at record level  Ozone loss over the Arctic this year was so severe that for the first time it could be called an 'ozone hole' like the Antarctic one Aug.20 Plane crash kills 12 in Canada's Arctic Aug.5   Polar bear kills 1 Briton, injures 4 Map of Svalbard Norway

Norway: A 17-year-old British boy is dead and four others are severely injured after a bear attacked their tents as they took part in a school trip

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Apr.5   Ozone damage sets Arctic record  An unprecedented loss of Arctic ozone, attributed to cold weather in the upper atmosphere Jan.14 BP and Russia in Arctic oil deal. London

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Oct.22   Arctic changes affecting climate elsewhere  National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: The Arctic's warming trend is beginning to affect the climate farther south Sep.17 Russian aircraft buzzed American warship Aug.6   Ice island breaks from Greenland   A giant sheet of ice measuring 260 sq km (100 sq miles) has broken off the Petermann Glacier, on the north-west coast of Greenland Jul.28 Doomed 1848 ship found in Arctic. Canada

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Nov.12 Greenland ice loss 'accelerating' Oct.15 Arctic ice to vanish in summer Sep.17 Pause in Arctic's melting trend Sep.11 German ships blaze Arctic trail Sep.3   1990s temps warmest in 2,000 years  Science magazine: Arctic temperatures in the 1990s reached their warmest level of any decade in at least 2,000 years Aug.31 UN chief in Arctic climate visit. Norway Aug.7 Scientists: Major glacial melt under way. Alaska Feb.27 Bombers intercepted before Obama visit

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Sep.15 Melting Arctic shows need for climate pact. Norway Sep.3  Major ice-shelf loss for Canada Aug.27 Arctic ice at second-lowest level ever Jul.30 Canadian Arctic sheds ice chunk Jul.14  Russia reintroduces Arctic warship patrols Jun.27 North Pole could be ice-free this summer Jun.18 Arctic sea ice melt 'even faster' May.23  Vast cracks appear in ice Jan.31  CIA flights to Greenland investigated

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Sep.20  Arctic seabed 'belongs to Russia' Sep.14  Ice loss opens Northwest Passage Aug.10   Canada to build two military Arctic bases  As the race to back up claims over the resources of the Arctic heats up, Canada has said it will build new military bases in its far north Aug.9  Canadian PM vows to defend Arctic Aug.2   Russia plants flag on Arctic floor

Russian explorers dived deep below the North Pole in a submersible to stake a symbolic claim to the energy riches of the Arctic

Arctic flag on Web

Aug.1 Russia to sink flag in land grab May.29 Deadlock at Greenland whale plan May.2 Melt worse than predictions

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Dec.29   Ice shelf snaps, breaks free from Arctic  The size of 11,000 football fields of ice broke clear 16 months ago from the coast of Ellesmere Island

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Aug.12     Russia marks Kursk five years on  Remembrance services are being held to mark 5 years since the loss of the submarine

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Mar.16 58 dead in apartment blast. Russia Mar.6 Dramatic rescue of North Pole 12

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Aug.29     Nuclear submarine sinks   A Russian sub K-159 with at least 10 crew on board has sunk in the Barents Sea. One of the crew had been rescued

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year 2002

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May.20 Polar trek ends in rescue

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Dec.1 Kursk inquiry punished admirals. Moscow Oct.7 Raising of the Kursk begins. Russia Sep.13 Kursk bow sawn off. Russia

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Aug.12     Kursk submarine went down Map of Barents Sea Arctic

All 118 crew members on board the nuclear submarine perished when the Kursk exploded and sank

Kursk Sub Timeline (23) Barents Sea Timeline (4) Russia Submarine Accident Timeline

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