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NASA Nighttime Images Reveal Arctic Industrial Activity

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80% Informative

The Arctic is experiencing dramatic transformations as the region warms almost four times faster than the global average.

The Russian Arctic experienced the largest growth in artificial light, with lit areas expanding by almost 170,000 square miles .

By 2013 , oil and gas extraction zones in Russia 's Arctic —including Khanty-Mansi , Yamal-Nenets and Nenets—spanned a lit area of 131,000 sq miles .

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English

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66

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