Russia’s Arctic coast loses 7,000 hectares a year due to climate change
A new study from Moscow State University quantifies the loss.
December 29, 2021
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The Russian State Commission for the Development of the Arctic has pointed to a new study which estimates that approximately 7,000 hectares (about 17,000 acres) of land are washed out to the sea annually because of climate change.
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