siberia
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6 Photos Show Siberia’s Raging Wildfire Season
Wildfires raging across usually-frozen land, temperatures topping 37.8 degrees Celsius, smoke blanketing cities — it’s close to apocalyptic right now in Siberia as one of the world’s most northern regions struggles through another intense fire season.
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Arctic Fires Have Never Released This Much Carbon Dioxide
Sure, we’re all aghast at the Siberian tundra exploding because it’s too damn hot. But there’s a much bigger catastrophe that’s played out this Northern Hemisphere summer in the overheated region. Arctic fires have unleashed an unprecedented amount of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.
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Climate Change Made the Heat Wave Roasting Siberia 600 Times More Likely
Scientists have found evidence that climate change was behind the relentless heat wave that stuck over Siberia this year.
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Satellite Images Show the Arctic’s Fiery Unravelling
Even by the Arctic’s increasing erratic standards, it’s been a weird spring and summer in Siberia. The region of the world that’s considered a bastion of frigid temperatures and frozen landscapes is buckling under the intense pressure of the climate crisis.