Heatwave (13)   Nuclear (508)   Murmansk (5)   Russia Fire (37)   Polar Bear (5) Animal Accident Main Event: Arctic heatwave ... Arctic on Google Map 2016-12-23 Arctic heatwave could break records North Pole, Arctic C. 2016-09-12 Russia's Norilsk Nickel admits 'red river' responsibility Norilsk, Russia D. 2016-02-28 Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead Vorkuta, Russia E. 2015-12-19 Avalanche kills man in Norway's Svalbard archipelago Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway F. 2015-07-28 Russian helicopter pilot rescued from Arctic ice Iqaluit, Canada 6. 2015-07-16 Polar bears fail to adapt to lack of food in warmer Arctic Arctic H. 2015-04-07 Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock Severodvinsk, Russia I. 2015-03-19 Arctic sea ice hits record low Arctic 9. 2015-03-19 Polar bear attacks tourist in Svalbard Tempelfjorden, Svalbard, Norway

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Russia's Norilsk Nickel admits 'red river' responsibility   The world's biggest nickel producer has admitted a spillage at one of its plants was responsible for a river in the Russian Arctic turning b...   Russian mine accident leaves 36 dead   A total of 36 people, including five rescue workers, are presumed dead following an explosion at a coal mine in northern Russia, officials s... Avalanche kills man in Norway's Svalbard archipelago   An avalanche has hit the main settlement on Norway's Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, killing one person and injuring nine others   Russian helicopter pilot rescued from Arctic ice    Canada: Sergey Ananov, 49, spent more than 30 hours on an ice floe after ditching his small helicopter into frigid Arctic waters Polar bears fail to adapt to lack of food in warmer Arctic  Polar bears are unable to adapt their behaviour to cope with the food losses associated with warmer summers in the Arctic Russian nuclear submarine fire 'put out' in Arctic dock Map of Severodvinsk Russia  A fire that broke out on a Russian nuclear submarine Orel at an Arctic naval shipyard has been put out, Russian media report Arctic sea ice hits record low  Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has fallen to the lowest recorded level for the winter season, according to US scientists Polar bear attacks tourist in Svalbard    Norway: A polar bear attacked a man camping in Norway's Arctic Svalbard region Thursday, authorities said, injuring his face and arm   Crews try to rescue fishing boat stuck in Antarctic ice  Crews from the U.S. and New Zealand are trying to rescue a damaged Antarctic Chieftain with 27 people aboard that is stuck in ice near Antar... Avalanche kills 1 man in Norway's remote Arctic archipelago   The body was found 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) south of the archipelago's main town, Longyearbyen Arctic winter ice volume 'hits new low' Arctic methane 'economic time bomb' Tourists await rescue on Canadian Arctic ice floe. Canada Russia to evacuate Arctic station over melting ice Mercury link to Arctic fox decline Arctic Ocean 'acidifying rapidly' 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 Arctic melt releasing ancient gas 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 Nuclear submarine in dock fire Map of Murmansk Russia

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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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