Lena River fleet cannot sail after abnormal heat causes 2.5 metre water level drop.
Enough joking. New NASA-Russian research is leading to concern that global warming is causing truly disturbing changes to the virgin forests of northern Russia.
World's coldest region defies its stereotype.
Russian scientists hopeful of finding traces of cosmic matter left after the explosion.
Damage from wave of floods already labelled 'catastrophic' with worse to come as Russian president Vladimir Putin demands: 'Put people first'.
Average temperatures in the north of the Kara and Barents seas were 4C to 5C higher than previous years.
This vast region has some of the world's greatest rivers, but they could do much more to support the economic regeneration and security of the country.
Abnormally hot May weather resembles midsummer with air temperatures as high as +35C.
Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.