Elsewhere in Russia’s coldest region desperate authorities spike clouds to induce rain and tame wildfires.

Its residents will live in a vast man-made 'igloo' to protect them from polar temperatures and some of the most biting winds on the planet.

Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.

Murky underwater videos suggest wreckage of Eira is finally rediscovered off Cape Flora on Franz Josef Land archipelago, where it sank in 1881.

Besides, it is impossible to halt global warming which has been underway for many decades, insists the president.

'Turn to the East', which started a year ago, is gaining popularity

Haunting beauty of massive hole as scientists examine frozen lake formed after giant blowout.