September 2 2010
Russian auto maker Avtovaz will launch a new ultra-cheap model of its Lada car next year, selling for 5,600 euros (7,100 dollars), its French partner company Renault said on Friday.
via AFP: Russia’s Avtovaz plans new ultra-cheap car: Renault.
The Russian Corporation of Nanotechnologies (RUSNANO) is planning to spend about $1 million to help educate school children about nanotechnology.
Development of a nanotechnology industry has been a high priority for Russia for several years. Last year, President Dmitry Medvedev promised to spend $10.6 billion to promote nanotech by 2015.
Here is an RT report on the new push for nanotech education in Russia.
Russia to prepare youngsters for life in nanotech society – RT.
To successfully combat the smog the health service issued a booklet explaining how to survive in extreme summer conditions. Here are some survival key points …
read more: Smog And Heat Survival Tips on Russianize This.
Slightly over 200 wildfires are still raging in European Russia on an area of 6,391 hectares, although their number has dropped by 36 in the past twenty-four hours, the Emergencies Ministry said on Sunday.
via Over 200 wildfires still raging in Russia – ministry | Russia | RIA Novosti.
Some 30 commuter and long-distance trains were delayed, while many passengers on St. Petersburg’s subway – the world’s deepest – had to walk along the tunnels and up the escalators to get out.
Traffic lights were off on Nevsky Prospekt, the city’s central avenue, causing traffic jams. Almost half of the city, which has a population of 4.5 million, was left without water supplies.
via Power blackout paralyzes St. Petersburg for over an hour (Update 1) | Russia | RIA Novosti.
Russia on Friday reported further success in containing the fires that ravaged the country for weeks as temperatures in Moscow plunged to 10 degrees Celsius, following its worst ever heatwave.
via AFP: Russia lifts fire emergency in three regions.
After weeks of gagging on noxious fumes from surrounding wildfires and melting under 100-degree temperatures, not to mention fretting over radioactive smoke, Muscovites are finally in the clear.
A day after breaking the record daily high for the 22nd time this summer, temperatures here on Thursday dropped to a more customary 70 degrees, with an almost giddy Russian news media reporting that the next few days would bring still cooler weather.
via Moscow Journal – Moscow Weather Back to Normal After Fires, Heatwave – NYTimes.com.
Severe thunderstorms have hit Russia as a heatwave and fires continue to torment the Moscow region.
Severe hurricane hits Russia after deadly heatwave – Youtube.
