Renowned scientist says temperatures could 'rise twice faster' in Yakutia than the rest of the world.
Wild hoofed animals are in peril in the Far East of Russia due to exceptionally heavy snow falls which are covered by an ice crust.
Challenge to polar doom warning from respected international expert Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University.
Built just five years ago, western sanctions over Ukraine stop international cooperation at climate change research facility in Arctic.
Aircraft had been flying as part of a test flight following an engine change when it came down.
Extreme weather phenomena along with wildfires and flooding are the future 'due to global climate change’.
Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.