As the largest Arctic power, Russia is making a concerted play to capitalize as the region warms three to four times faster than the rest of the planet.
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Alan Crawford,
Bloomberg,
20 Apr. 2026
Relief might come this summer in the form of El Niño, the weather phenomenon that warms the ocean surface in the central and eastern tropical Pacific Ocean.
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