Fire fighters have extinguished 17 wildfires that hit an area of 285 hectares (704 acres) in Russia’s Far East on Sunday, the Emergencies Ministry said. A total of 169 people fought the fires using 81 firefighting vehicles. The Primorye Territory in Russia’s Far East introduced a special fire prevention regime on April 5, banning local [...]
Tag: Heat wave
April 11, 2011
March 18, 2011
Meeting with permanent members of the Security Council
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March 18, 2011
2010 heat hottest, longest
Last summer was the hottest in Eastern Europe over the past 500 years, researchers from Lisbon University say. The 2010 heat wave was also the longest and covered a record large territory of more than 2 million square kilometers. Even though experts don’t link the heat with global warming, they warn that the possibility of [...]
March 15, 2011
Russians and Their Coats and Boots…
When I came to Russia 5 years ago. I brought all my shoes and boots and coats. That was not much and not appropriate for Russia. I love my coat and have worn it regardless of the weather and temperature. I am stubborn like that and a coat like shoes is part of your personality. [...]
February 10, 2011
Nearly 300,000 killed in disasters last year, UN
With earthquakes, heat waves, floods and snowstorms affecting 208 million people, killing nearly 300,000, and costing US$110 billion in losses last year alone, the General Assembly Wednesday debated mitigation steps such as building safer schools, hospitals and cities to reduce the terrible toll.
August 6, 2010
500 servicemen are working to extinguish wildfires near the city of Sarov…
Image via Wikipedia Some 500 servicemen are working to extinguish wildfires near the city of Sarov, where a nuclear research center is located, a spokesman for Russia‘s Railway Troops said on Friday. “The main goal the railway servicemen are achieving now is putting up fire-breaks to prevent homes and the nuclear center from catching fire,” [...]
July 30, 2010
Fires In Russia…
The month long heat-wave being experienced in Russia has caused destructive forest fires that have burnt down hundreds of homes in central parts of the country. There have been reports of casualties in several regions. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin and the head of the Emergencies Ministry, Sergey Shoigu, are in the region of Nizhny Novgorod, [...]