Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Siberian heatwave of 2020 'almost impossible' without climate change

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Siberian wildfire north of the Arctic Circle. Photo by Pierre Markuse.

In the first six months of 2020, Siberia experienced a period of unusually high temperatures, causing wide-scale impacts including wildfires, loss of permafrost, and an invasion of pests.
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This is how fast Swiss glaciers, the 'water tower of Europe,' are melting away

CBC News  Water lost so far this year is 4 times Switzerland's annual consumption. Story here.