In the Arctic drifting station evacuated - Russian Newspaper

drifting station “North Pole-40″ (SP-40) to be evacuated early this year. It is reported by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNR).

It is monitoring the state of the environment at high latitudes of the Arctic Ocean, the pollution of the natural environment of the Arctic, there are conducted meteorological observations, tests of new scientific instruments and equipment. In addition, plant specialists engaged in the unique oceanographic research with the sensing of the ocean.

The station was launched in September last year and had to “hold out” until September of this, but the ice floe on which it is located, split into several parts due to abnormal development of natural processes in the Arctic Ocean.

According to the Ministry of Natural Resources, at the moment of life, and to live and work station 16 people out of danger. But the station itself will have to be evacuated. The destruction of its ice field is a threat to its future activities, the risk of environmental pollution in the drift region near the economic zone of Canada, loss of equipment and materials, and for the people shall percent safety.

preparations are underway for the evacuation of the SP-40, presumably at the end of next week it will go to the ice-breaker. Probably the ice base will move to Cape Baranova (Fr. Bolshevik Severnaya Zemlya archipelago).

Many developed at research stations will be continued, but in a slightly different conditions. And in September, is expected to start operation of the new drifting station “SP-41″.