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Polar bear floated past the Kremlin walls
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Ecology, Funny, Photos
Nowadays, in Russia, bears are not only roaming the streets, but also float on the rivers. And this is not just brown bears, but polar ones! Here’s a picture of today that can be seen in Moscow.
A lone polar bear on a small block of ice was floating on the Moscow River in the morning. Rescue officers of the Ministry of Emergency Situations responded on his desperate plea for help.
Tags: Moscow city
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The most polluted lake in the world located near Dzerzhinsk
1 Comment · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Ecology, Photos, Regions
In the past it was a swamped karst chasm, and today it is one of the most polluted bodies of water on the planet known as the “Black Hole.”
The lake is located between Nizhny Novgorod and Dzerzhinsk, on the outskirts of Dzerzhinsk eastern industrial zone (coordinates 56.2635788 43.6624149, Google Maps location). The lake is surrounded by barbed wire with banning-warning labels. Photos by Lana Sator
Tags: Dzerzhinsk city · Nizhegorodskaya oblast
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Probably the most polluted city in the world
No comments · Posted by Sergei Rzhevsky in Ecology, Nature, Photos
Karabash is a town in Chelyabinsk oblast, Russia located about 90 kilometers from Chelyabinsk. It is one of the largest copper smelting centers of the country. For a time, according to UNESCO, Karabash was considered the most polluted city in the world.
Tags: Chelyabinsk oblast
