Toxic gas and acid rain. Almost everyone in Norilsk today has a connection to the nickel plant, either being directly employed by Norilsk Nickel or working for one of the many companies which rely ...

Once in the atmosphere this gas turns into acid rain. The company Norilsk Nickel - currently worth about $34bn (£17bn) - also admits that other pollutants including heavy metals are being pumped out, ...

Norilsk today is the most polluted city in Russia, ... Not only does this cause acid rain that kills many of the surrounding trees, but it also takes a devastating toll on Norilsk’s inhabitants.

In Norilsk, winter lasts nine months – and during the polar night the sun doesn’t rise for two months. ... Acid rain has caused vegetation in areas surrounding the city to die.

News about acid rain, ... In the Siberian city of Norilsk, one of the most polluted places on earth, a new business is mining metals that have fallen from the skies.

Norilsk – an ex-USSR town ... Meanwhile, permanent smog and acid rain show its visible effects, killing off half of the surrounding forests and creating a barren landscape of blackened tree ...

Polluted rivers; acid rain; poisonous clouds of sulphur: the Russian city of Norlisk, inside the Arctic Circle, is not synonymous with good news stories. The local mining company Norilsk Nickel is ...

Blog: Norilsk, Russia -The inescapability of the company town on Russia’s tundra Mia Bennett Posted: Wednesday, February 11, 2015 at 16:54 — Last Updated: Thursday, April 16, 2015 at 19:33 ...

Each year, the smelters release nearly 2 tons of sulfur dioxide into the air above Norilsk — emissions that cause acid rain and have reached as far as 124 miles (200 kilometers) away, according ...

News about acid rain, ... In the Siberian city of Norilsk, one of the most polluted places on earth, a new business is mining metals that have fallen from the skies.