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Darkened snow was noticed in the mining town of Kiselevsk darkened snow. They publish the corresponding photos on social networks, according to the city portal NGS42.RU. The situation with air pollution in Kiselevsk has remained difficult for many years, the newspaper notes. In the comments to the publications, citizens complain and make it clear that they do not expect the authorities to promptly resolve environmental problems. “Officials, as always, will say that the population is drowning the stove,” the residents sneer. Some point out that black snow is a standard phenomenon for the city. “You live in a mining town what you wanted,” the Russians explain. According to NGS42.RU, in the summer of 2021, a large-scale audit of the compliance with environmental legislation by industrial enterprises was carried out in Kuzbass. As a result, the prosecutor's office opened seven administrative cases, incriminating violations, in particular, Izhmorskaya TSK LLC, Tobul and

Nature Communications: Hurricane Strength Has Increased Over the Past 150 Years years. However, this trend is not observed in the rest of the world. This is reported in an article published in the journal Nature Communications. A summary of the scientific work is described in a press release on Phys.org. Researchers have created climate models to reconstruct the frequency and intensity of hurricanes and tropical cyclones around the world over the past several centuries. The results confirmed the historical record that there has been a general increase in storm activity in the North Atlantic over the past 150 years. The most complete record of tropical cyclones is collected in the IBTrACS (International Best Track Archive for Climate Stewardship) database. It includes modern measurements from satellites and aircraft dating back to the 1940s. Older records are based on reports from ships and islands that hit hurricanes and date back to 1851.

Antiquary Ivan Efimov called the Constantine ruble the Holy Grail of collectors Konstantin's ruble and surviving copies of the first edition of “Travel from St. Petersburg to Moscow” by Alexander Radishchev. Ivan Efimov, chief expert of the Twelfth Chair auction house, told about this to Lente.ru. 00:02 – Today “It's like a hunt” Russian antique dealer – about treasures for millions that disappear in attics and garbage May 27, 2017 Treasures for nothing “Collector's holy grails.” “The Constantine ruble is the rarest, most iconic Russian coin,” the expert says. It was minted in a short interregnum period after the death of Emperor Alexander II in 1825, when for two weeks his younger brother Constantine was mistakenly considered the heir. Only a few Konstantin's rubles survived: three are in large museums, private collections. In 2021, one of the coins was purchased by the president of Lukoil, Vagit Alekperov, who paid $

German columnist FAZ Busse: Russia has laid a mine under the stability of Europe German columnist Nikolas Busse said Nord Stream 2 has become a strategic mistake for Germany, while Russia has laid a “mine” under the stability and security of Europe. He wrote about this in a column for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) In his opinion, the pipeline has never been a “non-political project.” “American senators and other German partners are not happy that Germany receives additional revenues through cooperation with a country that is constantly laying mines under the stability and security of Europe, “- wrote Busse. In early December, the Democrats of the US Senate agreed to consider a package of amendments to the country's draft defense budget for the current financial year, which involves the introduction of sanctions for participation in the certification of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline. On November 16, Germany suspended the

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau and Ukrainian leader Zelensky discussed Russia's “continuing aggression” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau discussed with Ukrainian President Vladimir the situation on the Russian-Ukrainian border. This was reported on the website of the Canadian prime minister. Among the topics touched upon by the two politicians are the “build-up” of the Russian armed forces around Ukraine and “the continuing aggression and destabilization of Russia.” Trudeau noted that Kiev's partners are coordinating to “resist Russian provocation.” Earlier, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmitry Kuleba said that the international community is working on a “containment package” in the event of a Russian attack. He noted that the package is being developed in three directions, and stressed that, first of all, it is important to convey to Moscow that a military operation on the territory of Ukraine will have irreparable consequences for it. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia has not prepared,