1/ From June 9th,Russian Arctic oil spill pollutes big lake near Norilsk -- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 -- “Investigators believe the storage tank near Norilsk sank because of melting permafrost [Climate Change]
2/ Diesel oil from a huge spill in Russia's Arctic north has polluted a large freshwater lake and there is a risk it could spread into the Arctic Ocean, a senior Russian official says.-- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 --
3/ Emergency teams are trying to contain the oil, which has now travelled about 20km (12 miles) north of Norilsk from a collapsed fuel tank.-- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 --
4/ It is the worst accident of its kind in modern times in Russia's Arctic region, environmentalists and officials say.-- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 --
The oil started leaking on 29 May.
The oil started leaking on 29 May.
5/ So far about 21,000 tonnes have contaminated the Ambarnaya river and surrounding subsoil.-- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 --
Investigators believe the storage tank near Norilsk sank because of melting permafrost, which weakened its supports.
Investigators believe the storage tank near Norilsk sank because of melting permafrost, which weakened its supports.
6/ The Arctic has had weeks of unusually warm weather, probably a symptom of global warming.-- per bbc.in/3jtKP01 --
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