February forecast published — Novosibirsk's top stories for January 26

Every day, events occur in the Novosibirsk region that make the news. Some of them cause widespread public resonance, others remain in the shadows. In this digest, we have collected five news stories that attracted the attention of NGS readers on January 26.

Blizzards and strong winds for a third of the month: what February has in store for Novosibirsk residents — a preliminary forecast

Frequent blizzards, which were almost absent in January, are expected in the Novosibirsk region in February.

They have published a preliminary forecast for February 2026.

«It took two hours»: A Siberian woman pulled clothes out of her closet, doused them with water, and arranged them on a hill in the frost — photos

Novosibirsk photographer Olga Burmistrova created a series of photographs dedicated to the theme of consumption. The shoot took place in low temperatures.

The materials for the project were the author«s personal items, her work suits, as well as relatives» clothing intended for disposal.

Loves to cuddle: Novosibirsk volunteers are finding a home for an affectionate kitten — he lived on a heating main

In Novosibirsk, they are looking for new owners for Avvakum — a kitten with a difficult fate.

He, along with his mother, was taken from a heating main in the village of Dovolnoye, where the animals were freezing and hiding from people.

Run along an overpass. A Novosibirsk resident proposed an alternative to the metro with minibuses overhead — why it«s impossible

The city is growing, residential areas are multiplying, and the transport problem is only getting worse.

NGS journalist Ilya Kalinin spoke with a city visionary who has been proposing unusual transport concepts to Novosibirsk for years, and found out what specialized experts and officials think about the viability of these «projects of the future».

The situation is unpredictable: Management companies and the State Housing Inspectorate found the cause of cold batteries at «SGK» — how the resource providers responded

Despite the calm progression of the heating season, complaints about cold in homes have not decreased. The main problem is «barely alive» batteries that cannot heat the housing.

An NGS journalist looked into what is happening with the heat in the city.