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16.07.2010, 22:05

From heat to central heating: unlucky Muscovites end up between two fires

The record temperatures have not stopped city authorities from turning on central heating in one block of flats.

RIA Novosti / Ruslan Krivobok, STF 10.08.2010, 00:36 11 comments

Wildfires rage on shrouding Moscow in blanket of smog

The thick blanket of acrid smog caused by relentless wildfires which has settled across the Russian capital has shown no sign of dispersing.

05.04.2010, 18:23 10 comments

Is “global warming” in need of a rebranding?

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Young couple prepares to go to work in Moscow (RT Photo / Irina Vasilevitskaya) 04.08.2010, 17:01 5 comments

Summer inferno spreads ever closer towards Russian capital

Russia's emergency services are bracing themselves for the worst, as forest and peat fires continue to rage in many parts of the country.

People in front of the Lenin Mausoleum on Red Square (Photo by Timofey Vasiliev) 10.08.2010, 08:42 3 comments

Moscow resembles apocalyptic movie scene

After a few hours of relief on Monday, millions of Russians are again waking up to a thick layer of smog as forest and peat fires continue to rage across the country.

12.08.2010, 00:23 2 comments

Goodwill and better weather, but Russia still ablaze

Moscow is breathing more freely after overnight rain washed away much of the suffocating smoke which has been tormenting the Russian capital for days.

19.04.2010, 17:07 3 comments

Mother Nature gives Globalized Man a volcanic spanking

Once upon a time, people were tossed into the mouths of active volcanoes in order to appease the wrath of the gods. Today, we throw scientists at volcanoes in order to appease the wrath of the people.

Forest fire at night time in Lukhovitsky district of Moscow region / RIA 03.08.2010, 09:24 2 comments

Wildfires ravage Central Russia

Intense temperatures and the worst dry spell for generations continue to pound parts of Russia, with 40 lives now claimed by fires, over 300 injured, and thousands left homeless.

Photo by Alexey Masonov 20.06.2009, 11:44

Pesky poplar

Every summer, Moscow gets caught in a blizzard of poplar fluff, which marks the change of seasons in the Russian capital and can make life unbearable for many of its residents, as allergies flare up and drains clog.

The results of wildfire in Mokhovoe village of the Moscow region  (RIA Novosti / Ilya Varlamov) 15.08.2010, 09:45

Wildfires in Russia devastate forests and pockets

Firefighters in Russia say they have turned the corner in their battle against hundreds of wildfires that have been raging across the country.

Moscow melts under African heat

Published: 17 July, 2010, 14:33
Edited: 05 October, 2010, 17:19


Moscow is in the grip of an unusually long heat wave with current summer temperatures well into the thirties and no let-up during the weekend; winds are weak and there is no rain in sight.

 
2 COMMENTS
Norman July 17, 2010, 23:39 quote
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HOT FUN IN THE SUMMER TIME! It's about 35 to 37 degrees (celcius) here in Washington, DC, USA.

Norman July 19, 2010, 01:45 quote
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A simple follow up to my other message: NICHEVO. Don't sweat it. And what a time to hold a BEST SWIM SUIT AND WET SHIRT contest. RT's ratings would really go up.

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