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In 2024, far-reaching wildfires ignited and spread across large areas of Russian territory, primarily in Siberia and also in southern regions. The wildfires resulted in a burnt area of 8.8 million hectares (21.7 million acres) by July 18, and carbon emissions of 6.8 megatons by July 1, equaling the combined June–July emissions of 2023 in just one month.
Climate change is bringing new southern species to Åland. In 2012, a fly was found that had previously been known only in England, Denmark, the Czech Republic, and Hungary. [56] According to climate change projections, the crucial changes in temperature will occur during the winter where the predicted warming until 2040 is 1.2-5 °C.
In Russia's two easternmost districts, 18,591 distinct fires have consumed 14 million hectares (35 million acres). [2] Fires are releasing record levels of carbon dioxide, partly because they are burning ancient peatlands that have been a carbon sink. A study published last month shows that northern peatlands could eventually shift from being a ...
President of Russia Vladimir Putin urged authorities to take stronger actions to prevent further spread of wildfire. [1] It is argued that they are uncontrolled due to resources diverted for the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine .
A new science report from the United Nations spells out in excruciating detail the pain of climate change to people and the planet with the idea — the hope really — that if leaders pay ...
Surface Temperature Anomaly (°C) June 18–25 of 2021 compared to average temperatures of the same time period 2003-2013. Causes of the fires include monitoring difficulties, [14] the shifting patterns of the jet stream and climate change in Russia. [4]
Finland said a Russia-linked oil tanker was close to wreaking havoc on its undersea cables. Its president said that officials intervened about 12 minutes before the damage got "much worse."
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