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Russia Greenlights Plan to Create Permafrost Monitoring System

© Sputnik / Y. IschenkoInstitute of Permafrost Science, Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences
Institute of Permafrost Science, Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences - Sputnik International, 1920, 26.11.2022
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MOSCOW (Sputnik) - The Russian government has approved the establishment of a state monitoring system to study permafrost in the Arctic, according to an announcement on the government website.
The system will become part of the existing monitoring network of the Russian Federal Service for Hydrometeorology and Environmental Monitoring.
The government approved the draft federal law "On Amendments to the Federal Law 'On Environmental Protection' and Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation" and submitted it to the Russian lower house for consideration.
Russian scientists Sergey Zimov and his son Nikita Zimov extract air samples from frozen soil near the town of Chersky in Siberia 6,600 kms (4,000 miles) east of Moscow, Russia.  - Sputnik International, 1920, 25.11.2022
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The bill is designed to enact the government's strategic plans for the development of the Arctic and other permafrost zones.
Specialists believe permafrost should be closely monitored as its thawing may result in worsening environmental conditions in the Arctic.
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