“Russia set a record for its hottest winter ever and Moscow basically skipped the season entirely. Now the Siberian countryside is on fire, with roughly 5 million acres of forest and grassland ablaze. The largest fire is around 1 million acres alone.” earther.gizmodo.com/we-should-prob…
“Towns have been caught up in the fires with hundreds of structures wiped out and smoke clogging the air, making it hard to breathe. ‘Critical situation’ might be an understatement.”
“Conditions throughout April and into May have been freakishly warm. In recent days, temperatures have spiked as much as 36 degrees Fahrenheit (20 degrees Celsius) above normal for this time of year, and the heat is expected to hold for at least the next week.”
“The boreal forest that rings the northern tier of the world is burning at a rate unseen in 10,000 years.”
