⁍ Vladimir Potanin is the co-owner of Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel.
⁍ He said thawing permafrost was one reason behind a major fuel spill in the Arctic earlier this year.
⁍ The spill occurred on May 29 after a fuel tank lost pressure and released 21,000 tonnes of diesel.
– A major fuel spill in the Arctic earlier this year was caused by thawing permafrost, Vladimir Potanin, the co-owner of Russian mining company Norilsk Nickel, said in an interview with state television aired on Saturday, Reuters reports. According to Reuters, Potanin said thawing permafrost was one reason behind a major fuel spill in the Arctic earlier this year. The spill occurred on May 29 after a fuel tank lost pressure and released 21,000 tons of diesel into rivers and subsoil near the city of Norilsk in Siberia.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/us-russia-pollution-nornickel/nornickel-co-owner-says-thawing-permafrost-one-reason-behind-spill-idUSKBN26H0OD