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Wildfires strike early in Siberia

Wildfires strike early in Siberia

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  This image, acquired by the Copernicus Sentinel-3A and Sentinel-3B satellites on 20 June 2021, shows the Land Surface Temperature in the Sakha Republic in Arctic Siberia.  Siberia, and in particular the Republic of Sakha, is experiencing a persistent heatwave. As the image shows, the land surface temperature has widely exceeded 35°C across Siberia, with peaks of 48°C near Verkhojansk, 43°C in Govorovo and 37°C in Saskylah. In Saskylah, on the day this image was acquired, a temperature of 31.9°C was recorded,…

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Temperatures reported as reaching an unimaginable 48 degrees Celsius

Temperatures reported as reaching an unimaginable 48 degrees Celsius

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If accurate this should be major headlines across the world. Meanwhile… Death Valley was the hottest place on Earth on Sunday with an all-time high temperature of 130 degrees, reported over 100 years ago, was also recorded in Death Valley. Even I am having a hard time absorbing this shocking information Ground Temperatures Hit 118 Degrees (48 degrees Celsius) in the Arctic Circle The ongoing climate crisis is not going to spare Siberia.   Newly published satellite imager Ground temperatures across…

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Ice on fire: first wildfires are registered around the world’s Pole of Cold in Yakutia

Ice on fire: first wildfires are registered around the world’s Pole of Cold in Yakutia

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I have been talking about peat fires in Siberia for several years before it was mentioned. The Siberian Times and Gizmodo seem to be the only outlets talking about some of the most important news on the planet. By Svetlana Skarbo, Valeria Sukhova Siberian Times, 04 May 2021 Could burning ground in an area as extremely cold as Oymyakon be caused by zombie fires? 1 May 2021 wildfire south of Oymyakon (Yakutia), the coldest inhabited settlement on Earth. Picture: Pierre Markuse …

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It’s snowing plastic in Siberia, and new research will find out how serious the problem is

It’s snowing plastic in Siberia, and new research will find out how serious the problem is

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Siberian Times  10 March 2021 Tomsk scientists are analysing vast quantities of microplastics in winter precipitation across a swathe of Russia. At the beginning of March this year, the large-scale sampling of snow began in Siberia. Samples are collected in different regions of the Siberian federal region, from Gorny Altai (Biysk, Belokurikha) to the Arctic (Tazovsky district). Picture: Dmitry B Daemon_70Rus The research is covering an area from Biysk, close to the Altai Mountains, to the Arctic. Rainwater is also…

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Scientific paper: The destruction of permafrost in the Laptev Sea provokes methane emissions

Scientific paper: The destruction of permafrost in the Laptev Sea provokes methane emissions

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I do not have the time to do this justice right now. But, in brief, it seems to confirm what we already know from observations. Scientific paper discusses extensive release of methane from the East Siberian Arctic Ocean   This is the paper, just published.         PNAS , March 9, 2021  Significance Extensive release of methane from sediments of the world’s largest continental shelf, the East Siberian Arctic Ocean (ESAO), is one of the few Earth system processes that can cause a…

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Temperatures above freezing at North Pole – in November!!

Temperatures above freezing at North Pole – in November!!

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Above Zero Celsius at North Pole November 2020 Arctic News, 11 November, 2020 The image below shows how a hot Arctic Ocean distorts the Jet Stream and hot air moves all the way up to the North Pole.      Above image shows the Northern Hemisphere at November 12, 2020, with a temperature forecast of 2.0°C or 35.5°F at the North Pole at 1000 hPa at 15:00Z. On the right, jet stream crosses the Arctic Ocean (at 250 hPa). At surface level,…

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Reflections on tourism in NZ, coal plants in China and methane emissions

Reflections on tourism in NZ, coal plants in China and methane emissions

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Sunday musings   The Great Reset meets tourism in New Zealand – “”thoughtless, heedless tourism” is no longer welcome https://seemorerocks.is/2021/03/the-great-reset-meets-tourism-in-new.html China Cuts Growth Outlook, Increases Military Spend, Shrugged Off Climate Change In Latest ‘Five-Year Plan’ https://seemorerocks.is/2021/03/chinas-new-five-year-plan-cuts-growth.html Testing waters of East Siberian Arctic Ocean suggests origin of elevated methane is reservoir located in Laptev Sea https://phys.org/news/2021-03-east-siberian-arctic-ocean-elevated.html Methane, Sea Ice & Climate Roundup with Margo (Mar. 7, 2021) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUYpBTiWXSQ Geert Vanden Bossche : Why mass vaccinaton amidst a pandemic creates an irrepressible…

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Scientific paper: The destruction of permafrost in the Laptev Sea provokes methane emissions

Scientific paper: The destruction of permafrost in the Laptev Sea provokes methane emissions

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 I do not have the time to do this justice right now. But, in brief, it seems to confirm what we already know from observations. Scientific paper discusses  extensive release of methane  from the East Siberian Arctic  Ocean This is the paper, just published. PNAS , March 9, 2021  Significance Extensive release of methane from sediments of the world’s largest continental shelf, the East Siberian Arctic Ocean (ESAO), is one of the few Earth system processes that can cause a net…

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Margo on zombie peat fires burning in Siberia

Margo on zombie peat fires burning in Siberia

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  Zombie Peat Fires Burning in Siberia with Margo (Jan. 30, 2021) Margo shares a post from Robin Westenra showing the peat fires that are burning in the middle of winter in Siberia. Robin’s post: Peat fires continue to burn in Siberia under the snow in freezing temperatures – https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/20…​ See also: https://robinwestenra.blogspot.com/20…

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