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Over the past 30 years, the depth of seasonal thawing of the upper permafrost layer in Russia has increased from 45 to 70 cm, placing 1,260 km of major gas pipelines and thousands of kilometers of roads in the danger zone, UATV English<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The\u00a0Foreign Intelligence Service of Ukraine<\/a>\u00a0stated this on its website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is occurring in regions critically important to Russia’s economy, where the main centers of oil, gas, and mineral extraction are located.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Overall, permafrost covers 65% of Russia’s territory, and major cities lie within this zone: Vorkuta, Norilsk, Yakutsk, Magadan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Russia’s Arctic permafrost regions account for more than half of the entire Arctic territory; they generate 10% of Russia’s GDP and 20% of its exports, and are responsible for producing 18% of its oil, 90% of its natural gas, 90% of its nickel and cobalt, 60% of its copper, and 100% of its diamonds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The shortsightedness of Soviet and Russian engineers and builders \u2014 who designed infrastructure exclusively on the assumption that permafrost would remain permanently frozen \u2014 has led to annual seasonal destruction of structures. Almost all Arctic residential buildings (81%) were constructed between 1960 and 1999. More than 40% of buildings in the permafrost zone are already deformed: in Vorkuta \u2014 80%, Magadan \u2014 55%, Dikson \u2014 35%, Tiksi \u2014 22%, and Yakutsk and Norilsk \u2014 9\u201310% each. At the same time, 1,260 km of major gas pipelines and thousands of kilometers of highways are in the danger zone.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By 2050, the population living in Russia’s permafrost territories will decrease by 61% compared to 2017 and will amount to 1.7 million people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As previously reported,\u00a0Russia’s economy is expected to lose trillions of rubles\u00a0due to permafrost thawing and the increase in extreme natural events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read also:<\/strong> Most Children Returned from Russia Are Teenagers \u2014 Ombudsman Lubinets Explains Why Reuniting Younger Kids Is the Hardest<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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