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Breaking the Ice: Russian Oil Finds a Shorter Arctic Route to Asian Markets

A new oil terminal at Sever Bay, on the Taymyr Peninsula, gives Moscow a more direct link to Asian buyers while reducing exposure to sea passages controlled by other countries. Copernicus satellite data and ship tracking show the project is already up and running

Linkiesta · 15 September 2026

Wildfires in Africa, 2026: a hundred and thirty-four times Europe

Global Wildfire Information System data show a fire season off the scale compared with Europe's, and at the same time well below the continent's own historical average

Work in progress · 31 August 2026

Antelope Reef: from coral reef to artificial island in under a year

Two high-resolution SkySat images, from August 2025 and June 2026, show the transformation of a Paracel Islands atoll into new Chinese infrastructure

in progress · 21 August 2026