Russia's isolation takes toll on Arctic climate science

Longyearbyen (AFP) Dec 17, 2023

Glaciologist Andrew Hodson used to collaborate with his Russian colleagues in the Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic, but snowmobile excursions to see them have come to a halt since the war in Ukraine. "We used to work with Russian permafrost scientists and hydrologists in the Barentsburg region. This doesn't happen now," the British scientist told AFP. "We're sad that we can't use this