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‘Nature is being destroyed’: Russia’s arms buildup in Barents Sea creating toxic legacy (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 1 year ago by GreyShack to c/[email protected]

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In the past six years, Russia has built 475 military sites along its northern border. The Kola peninsula and the archipelagos of the Barents Sea have seen dozens of new airstrips, bunkers and bases.

The unprecedented new military buildup has experts concerned about devastating results for these delicate Arctic ecosystems. It is already among the most polluted places on Earth. Currents that carry warm water from the Atlantic Ocean into the Barents Sea make it one of the world’s great marine garbage patches, while decades of Soviet nuclear tests, the dumping of radioactive waste, and industrial pollution have left many waterways highly toxic, contributing to elevated rates of disease among local people.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Sad story. I have been donating to WWF Russia for a long time untile they was banned. They did really good projects in the region. Why our fcking government banned them? So sad to see it...

[–] bossito 1 points 1 year ago

It's a fascist and imperialistic government, they probably think that the chaos from climate change open opportunities for them.. the old "from the chaos a new order will be born".