themoscowtimes--2020-11-10--Arctic Archipelago Sees October Temps 10 Degrees Hotter Than Normal

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A set of Arctic islands north of the Siberian mainland saw temperatures as much as 10 degrees Celsius warmer than normal for the season last month, temperature maps from Russian meteorology service Roshydromet show.
It was one of the warmest October months on record for the Russian archipelago of Severnaya Zemlya, which also saw the largest temperature anomaly on the planet last month.
Judging from the data, this area had the world’s highest temperature deviation above normal that month.
Other surrounding parts of the Arctic were also extraordinarily warm in October. Temperature maps show that practically the whole northern Kara Sea and Laptev Sea was 6 and 8 degrees warmer than normal.
According to the meteorologists, this October was the second-warmest in the Arctic’s recorded history, with the previous record measured in 2016, the service said.


themoscowtimes--2020-11-11--Damascus Holds Russia-Backed Conference on Refugee Returns

Syria 's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus Wednesday towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian @ @ @ @ @ , despite reservations within the international community .
Of neighboring countries hosting the bulk of @ @ @ @ @ and Iraq sent representatives , according to organizers .
Other attendees included a Russian delegation @ @ @ @ @ allies Iran , Venezuela and China , while a United Nations representative was expected to @ @ @ @ @ Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a televised speech said `` millions of Syrians want to @ @ @ @ @ huge amount of `` infrastructure has been destroyed after being built over decades , and @ @ @ @ @ , '' he said , using his blanket term for rebels and jihadists .

Syria's government kicked off a two-day Russia-backed conference in Damascus Wednesday towards facilitating the return of millions of Syrian refugees to the war-torn country, despite reservations within the international community.
Of neighboring countries hosting the bulk of Syrian refugees, only Lebanon and Iraq sent representatives, according to organizers.
Other attendees included a Russian delegation and representatives of Syrian government allies Iran, Venezuela and China, while a United Nations representative was expected to attend as an observer.
Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in a televised speech said "millions of Syrians want to return."
But a huge amount of "infrastructure has been destroyed after being built over decades, and terrorism continues in some areas," he said, using his blanket term for rebels and jihadists.


themoscowtimes--2020-11-11--Famed Siberian Hermit Gets Billionaire’s Help Ahead of Harsh Winter

Agafya Lykova was born 76 years ago to a family of Old Believers , a traditionalist Orthodox Christian sect , fleeing Stalinist persecutions in the remote Siberian taiga .
She has led a largely self-sufficient life away from civilization since the deaths of her family members , with regional officials and other well-wishers sending her occasional supplies — while reportedly keeping her away from news of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid upsetting her .
Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska has dispatched essentials and an assistant to a famous Siberian hermit ahead of the harsh winter , the RBC news website @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s 41st-wealthiest businessman with a net worth of $ 2.3 billion , helped deliver household items including kitchenware and bedding sets to Lykova by helicopter , RBC cited an unnamed assistant of his as saying .
The outlet reported that Deripaska , 52 , has long provided assistance to the Khakassia Nature Reserve near the Mongolian border , where Lykova lives .
According to the Siberian outlet Newslab.ru , Deripaska also helped send the son of Lykova ’ s deceased friend and neighbor who followed in his father ’ s footsteps in volunteering @ @ @ @ @ @ @ s father , Yerofei Sedov , was a member of the Soviet geological team that accidentally discovered the Lykov family in the late 1970s , turning it into a national phenomenon .
He died in the taiga near Lykova ’ s ramshackle hut in 2015 at age 77 .
Russia ’ s Old Believers split from the Orthodox Church in 1666 after protesting against reforms .
Old Believer communities fled Tsarist and Soviet persecution deep into the Siberian taiga and elsewhere around the world , including North and South America , as well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have begun to return to Russia in recent years under a new repatriation program that helps compatriots abroad relocate to territories in Russia ’ s Far East .

Agafya Lykova was born 76 years ago to a family of Old Believers, a traditionalist Orthodox Christian sect, fleeing Stalinist persecutions in the remote Siberian taiga. She has led a largely self-sufficient life away from civilization since the deaths of her family members, with regional officials and other well-wishers sending her occasional supplies — while reportedly keeping her away from news of the coronavirus pandemic to avoid upsetting her.
Russian aluminum tycoon Oleg Deripaska has dispatched essentials and an assistant to a famous Siberian hermit ahead of the harsh winter, the RBC news website reported Wednesday.
Deripaska, Russia’s 41st-wealthiest businessman with a net worth of $2.3 billion, helped deliver household items including kitchenware and bedding sets to Lykova by helicopter, RBC cited an unnamed assistant of his as saying.
The outlet reported that Deripaska, 52, has long provided assistance to the Khakassia Nature Reserve near the Mongolian border, where Lykova lives.
According to the Siberian outlet Newslab.ru, Deripaska also helped send the son of Lykova’s deceased friend and neighbor who followed in his father’s footsteps in volunteering to help her.
Nikolai Sedov’s father, Yerofei Sedov, was a member of the Soviet geological team that accidentally discovered the Lykov family in the late 1970s, turning it into a national phenomenon. He died in the taiga near Lykova’s ramshackle hut in 2015 at age 77.
Russia’s Old Believers split from the Orthodox Church in 1666 after protesting against reforms. Old Believer communities fled Tsarist and Soviet persecution deep into the Siberian taiga and elsewhere around the world, including North and South America, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
Many have begun to return to Russia in recent years under a new repatriation program that helps compatriots abroad relocate to territories in Russia’s Far East.