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Wildfires in Siberia

Wildfires in Siberia

Unfortunately, the excellent site, Siberian News appears to have gone into abeyance but they still have a useful Twitter account which is useful following. Image: Smoke over Siberia by Adam Voiland, NASA Earth Observatory Credit: NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview, and data from the Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS) During the first week of July, NASA satellites began detecting signs that several wildland fires were burning in…

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Wildfire Near Yosemite Forces Thousands To Flee

Wildfire Near Yosemite Forces Thousands To Flee

CA Governor Declares Emergency As Wildfire Near Yosemite Forces Thousands To Flee California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County on Saturday, as a fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park has become the state’s largest this year, forcing thousands of residents to flee. A home burns as the Oak fire rips through the area near Mariposa on Saturday. (Justin Sullivan / Getty Images) The fire, which started Friday near Midpines, has spread to at…

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Ancient Olympia – the birthplace of the Olympic Games – is threatened by wildfires tearing through Greece

Ancient Olympia – the birthplace of the Olympic Games – is threatened by wildfires tearing through Greece

Around 100 fighters were battling a blaze near Olympia, Greece on Wednesday Olympia was ordered evacuated as a precaution, as were other villages nearby   Meanwhile, at least 150 houses were destroyed by a violent blaze on Evia More wildfires near Athens billowed smoke that covered the ancient city Daily Mail, 5 August, 2021   Wildfires are threatening Greece‘s ancient Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games, some 6,000 miles away from Tokyo where they are currently being held. Pictures showed firefighters…

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Apocalypse in Yakutia, Russia’s coldest region, as noxious smog from wildfires blocks sun

Apocalypse in Yakutia, Russia’s coldest region, as noxious smog from wildfires blocks sun

Day turns into night and thick rain of ashes pours from sky in videos shared by residents Siberian Times 02 August 2021 . Day turned into night earlier today in several areas of Yakutia, with the sky turning orange and red and the Sun getting completely blocked by smog   Devastating scenes of dark-red skies, and the Sun completely blocked by smog from wildfires are coming today from the Republic of Sakha.  Russia’s largest territory, used to be known as the…

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“Apocalyptic Scenes” – Wildfires Consume Turkey 

“Apocalyptic Scenes” – Wildfires Consume Turkey 

Zero Hedge, 31 July, 2021 Wildfires have been ravaging Turkey’s Mediterranean coast for the past few days, killing four, burning thousands of building structures, and affecting more than a dozen provinces.  Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin called the wildfires a national disaster. According to Reuters, at least 60 wildfires have broken out across the country’s Mediterranean and southern Aegean region.  Forestry Minister Pakdemirli said 4,000 firefighters, 680 firefighting vehicles, 38 helicopters, nine drones, and three planes battle the wildfires.  “We were…

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Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region

Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos. Siberian Times, 13 July 2021 Tourists saw for themselves flames and smoke from the territory of the Lena Pillars Nature Park, a World Heritage site famed for unique ancient rock formations and pristine flora and fauna. Wildfires on permafrost are ravaging Yakutia – or the Sakha Republic, the largest and coldest entity of the Russian Federation. The scale is mesmerising. …

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Siberian Wildfires Spread 17.5% in 24 Hours

Siberian Wildfires Spread 17.5% in 24 Hours

Record heat and a historic drought in the Siberian republic of Sakha are furthering the spread of extensive wildfires across the region, regional officials have said. The republic of Sakha, also known as Yakutia, is especially vulnerable to wildfires as more than 80% of the region is covered by boreal forest known as taiga. So far this year, Sakha has already seen record-breaking droughts and abnormally high temperatures, creating ideal conditions for severe wildfires.  More than 250 fires covering 607,000 hectares of land…

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Nobody in the media is going to tell you about this

Nobody in the media is going to tell you about this

Massive wildfires in Siberia ‘Data we gather via remote monitoring & official reports show the same: another large-scale forest fire catastrophe has begun in five regions of Russian Far East, and it can’t be dealt with with the forces available in the country’ —Alexey Yaroshenko, forest expert SOURCE: Siberian Times, via Twitter

Whole town is on fire’: Canadian village evacuated as flames consume homes and cars after record 49.6C temperature

Whole town is on fire’: Canadian village evacuated as flames consume homes and cars after record 49.6C temperature

Small B.C. village levelled by fast-moving wildfire A fast-moving wildfire engulfed Lytton, B.C., on Wednesday night and forced hundreds of residents from their homes, many without their belongings. The mayor said: “It took, like, a whole 15 minutes from the first sign of smoke to, all of a sudden, there being fire everywhere.” Residents flee Lytton as wildfire takes village ‘Whole town is on fire’: Canadian village evacuated as flames consume homes and cars after record 49.6C temperature (VIDEOS) Sparks…

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