* The methane bomb Russia cant admit to Oct 12, 2009
The worlds largest country has a thick band of permafrost X which contains organic matter whose microbes can emit the powerful greenhouse gas, methane X stretching from Murmansk near Finland to the far eastern region of Chukotka near Alaska. Environmentalists fear melting permafrost from rising temperatures will accelerate global warming. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Veteran of the skies: Sep 24, 2009
The sturdy veteran was damaged in action and repaired several times before its wartime career came to an end in 1943, when it was hit by an enemy shell near the port of Murmansk. The wreckage was recovered from the tundra in 1991 and bought by New Zealand aviation enthusiast Sir Tim Wallis. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Aged icebreaker would offset 'magic blingdom' Aug 8, 2009
But consider this: Russia is converting the historic Icebreaker Lenin into a museum and luxury hotel for Murmansk. They consider this massive icebreaker to be the port city's future for drawing European and American visitors. (Juneau Empire)
Synterra and Verizon Business Sign Agreement to Provide Customers Direct Network Connectivity to Russia and the World Jul 8, 2009
The offices of the Group are located in Moscow, Saint Petersburg, Murmansk, Kaliningrad, Chelyabinsk, Yekaterinburg, Volgodonsk, Rostov, Kazan, Samara, Pskov, Petrozavodsk, Velikiy Novgorod, Vyborg, Tomsk and Voronezh. Additional information. (PR Newswire)
Snapshots of Russia by train May 21, 2009
Chance's journey begins in Murmansk in Arctic, ends in Sochi on Black Sea ... (CNN) -- In a special report for CNN's Eye on Russia week, Moscow Correspondent Matthew Chance travels across the vast country from the northern port of Murmansk in the Arctic to the southern city of Sochi on the Black Sea ... MURMANSK -- What an incredible, surprising place to begin a journey. (CNN -- International)
Russian phosphate shake-out ahead Apr 7, 2009
Instead, it buys from Apatit, which mines it in the Murmansk region, more than a thousand kilometers to the north ... When they were convicted and imprisoned by a Moscow court in 2004, a successor holding, Phosagro, managed to hang on to the fertilizer assets, despite a range of prosecution threats directed at the senator from Murmansk, Andrei Guriev; Guriev, a Phosagro manager under Khodorkovsky, led a management buyout during the prosecution of Khodorkovsky, and acquired control of Apatit from... (Asia Times Online)
At Russia's 2014 Olympic site, games begin Mar 18, 2009
In the seaport of Murmansk last weekend, an independent mayoral candidate, Sergei Subbotin, shocked United Russia by beating its candidate, the incumbent, with 61 percent of the vote. The region's governor is also a member of United Russia but backed Mr. Subbotin, infuriating party officials. (International Herald Tribune)
Report: Russia May Base Bombers In Cuba Mar 14, 2009
Russian Tu-160 strategic bomber flies above airfield near northern city of Murmansk, Russia, in August 2005 file photo (AP Photo/ITAR-TASS). (AP) The Interfax news agency has reported that a Russian Air Force chief says Russian strategic bombers may be based in Cuba. (CBS News -- Evening News)
Local Weather Feb 8, 2009
Melbourne, FL 32935 Last Updated: 02/08/09 07:15:32 EDT. C) Relative Humidity: 89% Barometer: 30. (Florida Today)
