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Northern Russia's Intense Heatwave & Wildfires Source:  Siberian Forest Fires in June 2020 via satellite image Clear Impact of Climate Change Two Years in a Row I n June 2020, towns in northern Russia are experiencing sweltering heat normally found in the Tropics.  In Siberia, it's so hot wildfires are breaking out, pine trees are bursting into flames and peat bogs are stone dry.  In some locations, temperatures have hit 100 degrees (F).  Climate scientists are calling the Siberian heat wave a "warning cry" about Climate Change from the Arctic.  Experts at the World Meteorological Organization are troubled by satellite images showing that much of Russia's Arctic is in an extreme heat zone. Blazing Heat The extreme heat is fanning forest fires and igniting normally water saturated peat bogs.  Climate scientists fear that the intense heat and fires in Siberia are signs of even hotter and drier conditions to come with more frequent forest fires....

Permafrost is Thawing & No Longer Permanent:  Climate Change Source:  Siberian Times Global Wake-Up Call Scientists are pointing out that the effects of global Climate Change are particularly evident in Russia, where 2/3rds of the land is permafrost.  But that is dramatically changing.  Global warming is savagely reducing the permafrost in Siberia, which is one of the coldest human habitats on Earth.  The permafrost is thawing away. Twice the Warming Siberia and the Arctic are warming at least twice as fast as the rest of the world.  Melting permafrost is causing severe flooding during springtime in Siberia.  It's changing and disrupting the landscape and in some cases destroying homes.  The permafrost melt is changing the habits of migratory animals and is threatening entire villages. Raging, Massive Wild Fires In the last several weeks, 8 million acres of forest in Siberia have been engulfed in massive fires.  T...

New Science Reveal Climate Change Could Make Siberia Habitable Global Warming's Impact on Asian Russia By late in the 21st century Climate Change may make large parts of Asian Russia - Siberia - habitable for humans.  Scientists used current and projected Climate Change models to forecast how comfortable weather conditions would be there and the potential for humans to live there.  Their findings are fascinating and a dramatic illustration of how the earth is warming. 2080 Their findings:  by 2080 the Asian Russia weather will be considerably warmer with the permafrost dropping from 65% to 40%.  They forecast a five-fold increase in the capacity of the territory to be sustainable for human life.  They added it's contingent on how the government of Russia would support the territory with infrastructure. US-Russian Research Team The research team scientists are from the National Institute of Aerospace USA and the Krasnoyarsk Federal Research Center in...