Siberia is one of the coldest areas on Earth, but is currently grappling with intense fires as well as record high temperatures. The area's carbon dioxide emissions for June were its highest in the 18 years, scientists say.
Siberia is one of the coldest areas on Earth, but is currently grappling with intense fires as well as record high temperatures.The area's carbon dioxide emissions for June were its highest in the 18 years of the CAMS dataset, eclipsing a record of 53 megatonnes set in June 2019. "Higher temperatures and drier surface conditions are providing ideal conditions for these fires to burn and to persist for so long over such a large area," said CAMS senior scientist Mark Parrington.
Temperatures in an Arctic Siberian town hit 100 degrees, a new highThe whole planet saw record-topping temperatures last month, tying with 2019 for the warmest June on record, at 0.53 degrees Celsius above the 1981-2010 average.In 2020, Copernicus found that four of the first six months of the year were either the hottest on record globally or tied with previous record temperatures. The exceptions were February and March 2020 which were the second warmest ever recorded globally.
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