Nov 28, 2021 · Although Norilsk Nickel maintains that no diesel fuel made it to the Arctic Ocean, the Russian government’s fisheries science agency told Inside Climate News that its testing …

Jun 13, 2022 · It has toxic pollution, acid rain, is dark for six weeks of the year and from time to time its river runs “blood” red. This is the city dubbed “the most depressing on Earth”.

Apr 5, 2007 · 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 …

Large amounts of sulfur dioxide cause eye irritation, respiratory damage, and acid rain. Around the Noril’sk mining facility, expanses of dead forest testify to the acid rain’s impact. Starting in …

Nickel ore is smelted at the company's processing site at Norilsk. This smelting is directly responsible for severe pollution, which generally comes in the form of acid rain and smog. By …

Jun 13, 2022 · The chemical waste in Norilsk results in acid rain and the expectancy is just 59 years old, which is 10 years shorter than the Russian average

Nov 21, 2023 · Among other things, high concentrations of SO2 causes acid rain — as well as fog, snow, hail and other types of precipitation — which burns vegetation and acidifies the soil, …

Jun 21, 2014 · Nearly 4 million tons of copper, lead, cadmium, nickel, arsenic, sulphur and other toxic chemicals are released into the air annually. Snow is black, and sometimes yellow, or …

Oct 10, 2014 · By some estimates, 1% of the entire global emission of sulfur dioxide originates in Norilsk. The smelting itself results in smog and acid rain that spreads across an area the size …

May 2, 2022 · Dead forest near Norilsk - The pollution from the mining and the metallurgical complex in the Norilsk city has killed the surrounding vegetation.