#kuril — Public Fediverse posts

Here's what The Counteroffensive is reading today:

Russian missile tests were held in the #Kuril Islands, a Russian-held territory which #Japan claims was illegally annexed.

#Putin visited the area on Aug 13, 2 days before the anniversary of the islands being seized by the #USSR.

https://english.kyodonews.net/articles/-/82704

Chinese team finds ‘garden-like’ ecosystem blooming in deepest ocean trenches https://www.allforgardening.com/1794894/chinese-team-finds-garden-like-ecosystem-blooming-in-deepest-ocean-trenches/ #Aleutian #Atacama #CarbonHotspot #china #DeepestOceanTrenches #Fendouzhe #FilamentousForaminifera #garden #InstituteOfDeep‑SeaScienceAndEngineering #KermadecTrench #Kuril‑Kamchatka #MarianaTrench #Mussau #PengXiaotong #science #Striver

Satellite Captures The First Detailed Look At A Massive Tsunami
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https://www.earth.com/news/satellite-captures-the-first-detailed-look-at-a-giant-tsunami/ <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1785/0320250037 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #satellite #remotesensing #earthobservation #geology #tectonics #Kuril #Kamchatka #Russia #Pacific #tsunami #NASA #SWOT #energy #dissipation #risk #hazard #model #modeling #DART #buoy #observation #instrumentation #waveforms #propogation #geodetic #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #marine #wave #megathrust #rupture #mechanics #altimetry #forecasting #hydrodynamic

Parts of the #Kuril Islands in Russia’s Far East have run out of gasoline, local authorities said Monday, as regions across the country face shortages that some have blamed on Ukrainian drone strikes on oil refineries and a summer surge in demand.

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/08/25/far-east-russias-kuril-islands-run-out-of-gas-a90347

#Ukraine #Russia

"Russia and Japan have yet to sign a formal peace treaty to end World War II" due to #Kuril Islands occupation.
"On October 7, 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky signed a decree formally recognizing the Kuril Islands as a Japanese territory temporarily occupied by Russia..."
"...approximately 60% of the population of the Kuril Islands is descended from Ukrainians forcibly moved to the archipelago by the USSR after it seized the islands in 1945..."
https://hir.harvard.edu/kuril-islands-russia-japan/
#Japan #Ukraine

"Xi told Putin #China no longer supports Japan’s claim to Russian-held islands, source says, in shift from Mao’s position".

Another sign of the diplomatic marvels that #NATO is now harvesting due to its failed strategy against #russia

https://www.scmp.com/news/asia/east-asia/article/3215910/xi-told-putin-china-no-longer-supports-japans-claim-russian-held-islands-source-says-shift-maos

#Japan #Kuril #Ukraine #multipolar #USA