The global community must reach an agreement on cutting greenhouse gas emissions and Russia will continue negotiations to that end, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Friday.
// Jul. 15, 2011 - 09:07 GMT
The volume of annual runoff of almost all of Russia's rivers will be substantially affected by global climate change, the Emergencies Ministry's Natural Disaster Center said on Wednesday.
// Jun. 29, 2011 - 08:15 GMT
The number of flood disasters Russia will suffer over the next five years is likely to be much higher than the average owing to global climate changes, Vladislav Bolov, head of the Emergencies Ministry's Antistkhiya Center said on Tuesday.
// Jun. 28, 2011 - 08:42 GMT
An active volcano on Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula is currently spewing plumes of ash at a height of up to 9 kilometers (5.6 miles), Russian scientists reported on Tuesday.
// May. 31, 2011 - 07:50 GMT
EN.RIAN.RU broadcast live the first international forum on environmental citizen journalism EcoBlogy.
// Apr. 18, 2011 - 05:43 GMT
Experts conducting round-the-clock monitoring of radiation in Russia's Far East say levels do not exceed natural background despite the accident at the Japanese nuclear power plant in March.
// Apr. 16, 2011 - 05:58 GMT
Fire fighters have extinguished 17 wildfires that hit an area of 285 hectares (704 acres) in Russia's Far East on Sunday.
// Apr. 11, 2011 - 03:41 GMT
An Amur tiger, who nearly died two years ago after a failed operation on its cheek and jaw, has had extensive face surgery, a Russian animal preservation activist said on Monday.
// Apr. 04, 2011 - 08:23 GMT