Tens of thousands of tons of oil have polluted the tundra. Russians blame global warming
21,000 tons of diesel fuel from cracked tanks at the Norilsk CHP plant flooded the Russian tundra beyond the polar circle. Greenpeace calls this the largest ecological disaster in Siberia. The leak is huge . Experts estimate that oil from the Noril Nickel CHP plant, the world leader in nickel, platinum and palladium production, has contaminated an area of 180,000 square meters. Greenpeace has pre-estimated environmental damage at 87 million. dollars. The problem is huge, the leakage of diesel oil has polluted the entire ecosystem there. The amount of toxic chemicals in Norilsk exceeds the allowable norms by tens of thousands of times. The pollution is so serious that the Kremlin decided to introduce a state of emergency and to send a 100-person chemical rescue group to remove the effects of the leak. How did the leak occur in Siberia? The initial official version showed that the tank depressurized after hitting a passenger car that was heading for the CHP plant. Representative...