Il climate change sta avvantaggiando la Russia

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 07:09:00 +0100247libero (it)

Una grande trasformazione è in corso nella parte orientale della Russia . Per secoli la stragrande maggioranza della terra è stata impossibile da coltivare: solo i tratti più meridionali lungo i confini cinesi e mongoli, compreso la zona rurale di Dimitrovo, erano abbastanza temperati da offrire un suolo lavorabile.

Il climate change sta avvantaggiando la Russia

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 06:24:00 +0100linkiesta (it)

Una grande trasformazione è in corso nella parte orientale della Russia . Per secoli la stragrande maggioranza della terra è stata impossibile da coltivare: solo i tratti più meridionali lungo i confini cinesi e mongoli, compreso la zona rurale di Dimitrovo, erano abbastanza temperati da offrire un suolo lavorabile.

Ambiente Facciamo il punto sulle foreste

Sat, 30 Jan 2021 13:14:00 +0100scienzainrete (it)

Dal 1990 ad oggi oltre 420 milioni di ettari di foresta sono andati persi nel mondo a causa della deforestazione. Questa la stima della FAO, pubblicata nel rapporto “ Global Forest resource assessment ”. Con il termine deforestazione si intende la trasformazione permanente di una foresta in un altro....

L'azienda italiana che con i suoi impianti fotovoltaici sta ripulendo l'aria in Giappone

Fri, 15 Jan 2021 10:44:00 +0100247libero (it)

Il terremoto, una scossa di magnitudo 9 al largo della regione di Tohoku. L’onda alta 13 metri, tre in più della diga che proteggeva la centrale e i suoi reattori. Poi le crisi nucleari, le esplosioni, il rilascio di materiale radioattivo. A marzo, il Giappone ricorderà i dieci anni dal disastro di Fukushima, il più grave del dopo-Chernobyl.

Gli anni più brutti della storia, prima del 2020

Thu, 31 Dec 2020 06:17:00 +0100linkiesta (it)

Dall’eruzione vulcanica del 536 che stravolse il clima dell’emisfero boreale a quella del 1815 che causò il lungo inverno del 1816. E poi, ancora, la diffusione della peste nera nel XIV secolo e la pandemia di spagnola all’inizio del Novecento, un secolo già segnato dall’orrore delle due guerre....

Cambiamento climatico, 2020 dal meteo estremo: cosa è accaduto

Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:35:00 +0100yeslife (it)

Nel 2020 numerosi sono stati i fenomeni atmosferici estremi registratisi sul pianeta: un meteo anomalo causato dal cambiamento climatico.

Russia’s Environmental Disasters in 2020

Tue, 29 Dec 2020 13:07:00 +0100themoscowtimes (en)

Russia experienced a multitude of environmental disasters in 2020 both sudden, manmade catastrophes as well as those stemming from the mounting long-term effects of climate change. From forest fires larger than some European countries to historic oil spills, these disasters have brought renewed....

La temperatura media è aumentata in quasi tutti i comuni italiani

Sat, 19 Dec 2020 11:46:00 +0100ilpost (it)

Negli ultimi cinquant’anni la temperatura media è aumentata di almeno 1°C in 7.540 comuni italiani su 7.669, e a un ritmo di crescita preoccupante. Il clima sta ancora cambiando velocemente in tutto il mondo, nonostante gli impegni di governi e aziende per ridurre le emissioni di gas serra,....

Leadership politica e cooperazione internazionale: le chiavi per la transizione energetica

Fri, 04 Dec 2020 09:21:00 +0100247libero (it)

. L’energia è da sempre un importante fattore di crescita economica e progresso e, dalla prima rivoluzione industriale, è addirittura essenziale per lo sviluppo economico. Negli ultimi tempi, tuttavia, vi è stato un profondo cambiamento nella relazione tra energia e crescita.

2020 on track to be among hottest years on record

Thu, 03 Dec 2020 15:37:00 +0100foxnews (en)

FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2020 file photo, Herman Termeer, 54, stands on the roof of his home as the Blue Ridge Fire burns along the hillside in Chino Hills, Calif. An overheating world obliterated weather records in 2020 — an extreme year for hurricanes, wildfires, heat waves, floods,....

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’

Wed, 02 Dec 2020 11:34:00 +0100qnewshub (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest.

Climate shift threatens Massachusetts cranberries

Sun, 22 Nov 2020 11:56:00 +0100arkansasonline (en)

EAST TAUNTON, Mass. -- Billy McCaffrey trawled his hands through the cold, clear water, creating a small wake in the calm. Below the surface, the flooded vines of the cranberry bog looked like a Christmas tree garlanded with shining red bulbs, pressed up close against a window pane. He pulled up a cranberry and popped it into his mouth.

Climate change is complicating a Thanksgiving staple: Cranberries

Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:49:00 +0100sentinelsource (en)

EAST TAUNTON, Mass. — Billy McCaffrey trawled his hands through the cold, clear water, creating a small wake in the calm. Below the surface, the flooded vines of the cranberry bog looked like a Christmas tree garlanded with shining red bulbs, pressed up close against a window pane. He pulled up a cranberry and popped it into his mouth.

Se sudavano i ghiacciai

Thu, 05 Nov 2020 12:00:00 +0100247libero (it)

on Unsplash Un nuovo record assoluto di caldo è stato registrato all’inizio del mese di luglio 2020, ma immersi come eravamo nelle prime vacanze libere da quarantene e terrori da virus, quando non addirittura colpiti negli affetti più cari per la scomparsa prematura di parenti stretti o di amici di....

Halloween: dalla pioggia di iguane agli incendi zombie, gli eventi meteo più “spaventosi” del 2020

Sat, 31 Oct 2020 00:21:00 +0100meteoweb (it)

Nel 2020, eventi meteo record sono finiti sulle prime pagine dei giornali di tutto il mondo. Ad alcuni sono stati dati nomi “spaventosi” che i più appassionati di Halloween collegheranno certamente alla tradizione. Sono stati tanti gli eventi meteo strani e anormali che si sono verificati nel mondo....

'We are out of time:' Destructive wildfires in Colorado will grow worse as season lengthens, scientists warn

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:09:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

The 2020 season, fueled by climate change and outdated forest management plans, has taken a major toll on states like California, Washington and Oregon. Scientists have repeatedly warned that the fires, along with other climate-fueled disasters, will continue to grow larger and more destructive as....

Displaced: Drought and floods - The climate exodus

Fri, 23 Oct 2020 15:09:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

The number of climate refugees is rising - and yet the status of ‘climate refugee’ has yet to be officially recognized by national or international law. One factor is illustrative of the devastating impact of climate change on countries and communities: water. Recent years have seen an increasing number of floods and droughts.

Quell’anomalia termica dell’Atlantico e gli effetti sul clima Europeo: ecco cosa potrà succedere

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:47:00 +0200lastampa (it)

Che cosa sta succedendo in Atlantico? E quali sono gli effetti sulla Corrente del Golfo, la potente corrente oceanica calda dell'emisfero boreale che mitiga gli inverni dell’Europa Occidentale? Quello che si sta notando da un po’ di tempo è un anomalo surriscaldamento delle acque oceaniche a ridosso delle coste Nord Americane.

Sale la temperatura dell'Oceano Atlantico. Solo 2900 anni fa era più caldo

Thu, 15 Oct 2020 04:47:00 +0200lastampa (it)

Il riscaldamento climatico è in atto e i suoi effetti sono sotto i nostri occhi. Se qualcuno avesse bisogno di un'ulteriore conferma, arrivano due nuovi studi a dimostrarlo. Il primo, dell'università del Massachussets e pubblicato sulla rivista dell'Accademia americana delle scienze (Pnas), indica....

Sale la temperatura dell'Oceano Atlantico. Solo 2900 anni fa era più caldo

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:58:00 +0200repubblica (it)

In 20 anni si sono raddoppiati i disastri naturali, con ripercussioni su Nord America, Europa e su tutta la Russia

Clima, l'Atlantico mai così caldo da 3.000 anni

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:41:00 +0200247libero (it)

Se ci fosse ancora bisogno di una conferma del cambiamento climatico in atto e dei suoi effetti, arrivano due nuovi studi a dimostrarlo. Il primo, dell'università del Massachussets e pubblicato sulla rivista dell'Accademia americana delle scienze ( Pnas ), indica che l'ultimo decennio è stato il più....

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 10:08:00 +0200qnewshub (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest.

Clima, l'Atlantico mai così caldo da 3.000 anni

Wed, 14 Oct 2020 08:00:00 +0200ladige (it)

Se ci fosse ancora bisogno di una conferma del cambiamento climatico in atto e dei suoi effetti, arrivano due nuovi studi a dimostrarlo. Il primo, dell’università del Massachussets e pubblicato sulla rivista dell’Accademia americana delle scienze (Pnas), indica che l’ultimo decennio è stato il più....

Rising temperatures continue to cause heatwaves: UN

Tue, 13 Oct 2020 07:02:00 +0200dawn (en)

UNITED NATIONS: As Karachi prepared for an unusual, early winter heatwave , UN experts warned on Monday that a 1.1-degree Celsius increase in the global temperature would continue to cause such calamities. “Between 2000 and 2019, extreme temperatures caused 13 per cent of all disaster deaths....

Clima, l'Atlantico mai così caldo da 3.000 anni

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 22:03:00 +0200ansa (it)

In 20 anni raddoppiati i disastri naturali, ripercussioni su Nord America, Europa e tutta la Russia

Natalini: eolico, Rimini guardi al futuro

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 14:19:00 +0200247libero (it)

Nelle prossime settimane sarà indetta dalla Capitaneria di Porto di Rimini, la prima Conferenza dei Servizi relativa alla fase preliminare del complesso procedimento istruttorio relativo alla richiesta di Concessione demaniale e Autorizzazione Unica per la costruzione (o meno) del parco eolico al largo della costa riminese.

Natalini: eolico, Rimini guardi al futuro

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 13:10:00 +0200corriereromagna (it)

Nelle prossime settimane sarà indetta dalla Capitaneria di Porto di Rimini, la prima Conferenza dei Servizi relativa alla fase preliminare del complesso procedimento istruttorio relativo alla richiesta di Concessione demaniale e Autorizzazione Unica per la costruzione (o meno) del parco eolico al largo della costa riminese.

2020 Disasters: Hurricanes, Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Drought, Cost US $16 Billion

Mon, 12 Oct 2020 07:22:00 +0200todayheadline (en)

TodayHeadline 2020 Disasters: Hurricanes, Heatwaves, Wildfires, and Drought, Cost US $16 Billion —

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Fri, 09 Oct 2020 12:26:00 +0200terradaily (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May....

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 15:54:00 +0200ahram-EN (en)

This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May and September -- with June and April virtually tied for first, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported. "There is currently little difference between 2020 and 2016 for the year-to-date," Copernicus senior scientist Freja Vambourg told AFP.

Last month was the warmest September on record for planet

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 14:22:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

This year has now seen three months of record warmth - January, May and September - with June and April virtually tied for first, the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported. "There is currently little difference between 2020 and 2016 for the year-to-date," Copernicus senior scientist Freja Vambourg said.

September 2020 was world’s hottest on record, say scientists

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 13:20:00 +0200indiatoday (en)

The last month was the warmest September on record globally, European scientists said on Wednesday. The European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016.

Last month was the warmest September on record

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:40:00 +0200thenational (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth - January, May....

Last month was the warmest September on record

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:28:00 +0200thenational-ae-world (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth - January, May....

September was the hottest on record as t...

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 12:08:00 +0200modernghana (en)

The European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday that the Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January closely matching those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service ,....

Russia successfully tests hypersonic missile on Putin’s birthday

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:36:00 +0200arabnews (en)

PARIS: Earth’s surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth — January,....

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU Earth Observation Programme

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:50:00 +0200thehindu (en)

Image for representational purposes only | Photo Credit: K. Pichumani For the 12-month period through September, the planet was nearly 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday.

Last month was hottest September on record globally, EU says

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:37:00 +0200thejournal (en)

EARTH’S SURFACE WAS warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme said today. This year has now seen three months of record warmth — January, May and....

Capital FM: Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:31:00 +0200kenyamoja (en)

Paris, France, Oct 7 – Earth’s surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday.

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:22:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

PARIS: Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said on Wednesday (Oct 7). This year has now seen three months of record warmth....

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 10:12:00 +0200abs-cbnnews (en)

PARIS - Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth --....

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:51:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

PARIS: Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth --....

Last month warmest September on record...

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:51:00 +0200dhakatribune (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Program said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May and....

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 09:18:00 +0200capitalfm (en)

Paris, France, Oct 7 – Earth’s surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union’s Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday.

2020 Saw Hottest September On Record Globally, Shows Data

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:59:00 +0200ndtvnews (en)

Paris: Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth --....

Last Month Warmest September on Record Globally, Says EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:58:00 +0200naharnet-ar (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May....

World sees hottest September on record - scientists

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:54:00 +0200RTERadio (en)

The world has experienced its hottest September on record this year, scientists have said. Surface air temperatures last month were 0.05C warmer than in 2019, making it the hottest September on record globally, It was also the hottest September Europe has seen, beating the previous record for the continent in 2018 by around 0.

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:38:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)

This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May and September -- with June and April virtually tied for first, the Copernicus Climate Change Service reported. "There is currently little difference between 2020 and 2016 for the year-to-date," Copernicus senior scientist Freja Vambourg told AFP.

Last month warmest September on record globally: EU

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 08:23:00 +0200yahoo-au (en)

Earth's surface was warmer last month than during any September on record, with temperatures since January tracking those of the hottest ever calendar year in 2016, the European Union's Earth Observation Programme said Wednesday. This year has now seen three months of record warmth -- January, May....

Sohn: We can't stop the climate change rain yet, but we can be resilient

Wed, 07 Oct 2020 01:38:00 +0200timesfreepress (en)

From October 2019 through September 2020, the Tennessee River basin was drenched with 75.74 inches of rainfall 50% more than normal. Also, for the first time, rainfall has been above average every month for 12 consecutive months. Now, did we mention that Hurricane Delta expected to pick up leftover....

Record rainfall drenches the Tennessee Valley in past year

Tue, 06 Oct 2020 03:41:00 +0200timesfreepress (en)

The past 12 months have been the wettest year in the Tennessee Valley in the 131 years of rainfall records, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority. From October 2019 through September 2020, the Tennessee River basin was drenched with 75.74 inches of rainfall, or 50% more than normal. That's the wettest 12-month period ever by about 2.

Biodiversity loss paints a tragic picture for future

Mon, 28 Sep 2020 00:50:00 +0200gulf-times (en)

When the World Wildlife Fund’s (WWF) Living Planet Report 2020 says human-caused climate change is projected to become as, or more important than other drivers of biodiversity loss in the coming decades, it is yet another attestation of the harsh reality.

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 10:41:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

Shipunovo, Russia – Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smoldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “climate bomb.

Science & Health In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Sun, 27 Sep 2020 07:10:00 +0200japantimes (en)

Shipunovo, Russia – Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smoldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “climate bomb.

The ‘zombie’ fires driving a vicious circle of global heating

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:20:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

A large peat fire in the Suzunsky pine forest, part of a wildlife reserve in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia, has been burning for months, Greenpeace told The Independent, and perhaps since last year. They are dubbed “zombie fires” because of being incredibly difficult to extinguish, even in the harsh conditions of Siberia.

‘It’s a climate bomb’: The ‘zombie’ fires driving a vicious circle of global heating

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 23:04:00 +0200independent-UK (en)

A large peat fire in the Suzunsky pine forest, part of a wildlife reserve in the Novosibirsk region of Siberia, has been burning for months, Greenpeace told The Independent, and perhaps since last year. They are dubbed “zombie fires” because of being incredibly difficult to extinguish, even in the harsh conditions of Siberia.

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Fri, 25 Sep 2020 12:37:00 +0200terradaily (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate bomb".

Climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’ in Siberia

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:57:00 +0200taipeitimes (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smoldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “climate bomb.

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 16:38:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate bomb".

Watch: Climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’ in Siberia forests

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 13:45:00 +0200citizen (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “climate bomb”.

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 11:13:00 +0200qnewshub (en)

Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “ The vast bog....

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes zombie fires

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 10:19:00 +0200dhakatribune (en)

Lying dormant one metre beneath the earth's surface, the fire has survived biting Siberian winters because of low groundwater levels. Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest.

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 09:07:00 +0200channelnewsasia (en)

SHIPUNOVO, Russia : Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate bomb".

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes ‘zombie fires’

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:40:00 +0200thesundaily (en)

SHIPUNOVA : Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a “climate bomb”.

'Zombie fires' in Siberian forests stoked by climate change

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 07:08:00 +0200BangkokPost (en)

SHIPUNOVO, Russia : Equipped with a shovel, Grigory Kuksin lifts and turns smouldering earth in the marshy clearing of a sprawling Siberian forest. Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate bomb".

In Siberia forests, climate change stokes 'zombie fires'

Thu, 24 Sep 2020 06:52:00 +0200digitaljournal (en)

Together with a small cohort of volunteer firefighters, he is battling a winter-resistant, underground blaze, a growing problem in Russia that he calls a "climate bomb". "These are underground fires -- zombie fires," said Kuksin, the 40-year-old head of Greenpeace's wildfire unit in Russia.

Disasters in the making

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 00:19:00 +0200intellinews (en)

Iran, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan are among 19 countries for which the inaugural edition of the Ecological Threat Register (ETR) , lately released by the Institute for Economics & Peace (IEP), is particularly ominous news. The trio are among 19 countries, of 157 assessed, deemed the most fragile with....

Wildfires add heat to US campaign

Tue, 15 Sep 2020 23:17:00 +0200thedailystarBD (en)

Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden has called President Donald Trump a "climate arsonist" for failing to acknowledge the role of global warming in the Western wildfires, while Trump said forest management was the key to controlling the blazes. Wildfires across Oregon, California and....

Worst Arctic wildfires on record as ‘zombie flames’ blaze across Russia and Canada – polluting Europe’s air

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 16:50:00 +0200thesun (en)

The so-called 'zombie fires' are remnants of record blazes seen in Arctic regions last year Credit: Getty Images - Getty. The so-called "zombie fires" are remnants of record blazes seen in Arctic regions last year, including Siberia and northern Canada.

Cina: inondazioni e frane in Yunnan, 14 morti

Thu, 20 Aug 2020 23:39:00 +0200cdt (it)

Inondazioni e frane causati dalla pioggia hanno provocato la morte di 14 persone, e altre 20 risultano disperse, nella provincia dello Yunnan, nel sud-ovest della Cina. Lo hanno riferito oggi le autorità. Secondo il dipartimento provinciale per la gestione delle risorse idriche, al 18 agosto 34’900....

Il lago di Aral diventa deserto: cosa si può fare per...

Wed, 12 Aug 2020 11:55:00 +0200periodicodaily (it)

Si estende attraverso l’Uzbekistan e il Kazakistan, il lago d’Aral era un tempo il quarto lago più grande del mondo, di dimensioni simili all’isola d’Irlanda. Da decenni, tuttavia, le sue dimensioni sono state notevolmente ridotte a causa della cattiva gestione dell’era sovietica, della scarsa....

China Faces Food Shortage as Droughts, Flooding, and Pests Ruin Harvest

Sun, 09 Aug 2020 21:59:00 +0200theepochtimes (en)

Chinese Vice Premier Hu Chunhua recently asked the governors of each province in China to make sure the sown areas of agricultural crops would not shrink and crop yield won’t be reduced this year. At a food security meeting held in Beijing on July 27, he warned that governors would be punished if....

UCI engineers evaluate snow drought in different parts of the world

Thu, 06 Aug 2020 10:39:00 +0200smartwatermagazine (en)

Wyoming’s Mount Moran emerges from thick clouds shortly after a heavy rainstorm, with the Snake River in the foreground. The peak is part of the Teton Range rising around 6,000 feet (1800m). Snowmelt from this area is a major source of water for the five states through which the Snake River passes. Amir AghaKouchak / UCI.

UC Irvine engineers evaluate snow drought in different parts of the world

Tue, 04 Aug 2020 22:39:00 +0200yubanet (en)

Irvine, Calif. Aug. 4, 2020 — Environmental engineers at the University of California, Irvine have developed a new framework for characterizing snow droughts around the world. Using this tool to analyze conditions from 1980 to 2018, the researchers found a 28-percent increase in the length of....

UCI engineers evaluate snow drought in different parts of the world

Mon, 03 Aug 2020 21:21:00 +0200news-uci (en)

Wyoming’s Mount Moran emerges from thick clouds shortly after a heavy rainstorm, with the Snake River in the foreground. The peak is part of the Teton Range rising around 6,000 feet (1800m). Snowmelt from this area is a major source of water for the five states through which the Snake River passes. Amir AghaKouchak / UCI.

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change

Sun, 19 Jul 2020 09:59:00 +0200terradaily (en)

A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than....

Siberia's Current Heatwave Would Be 'Almost Impossible' if Climate Change Wasn't Real

Sat, 18 Jul 2020 11:26:00 +0200sciencealert (en)

An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than 2 degrees Celsius hotter than it would have been if humans had not warmed the planet through decades of greenhouse gas emissions. The five hottest years in history have occurred in the last five years and....

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 06:33:00 +0200phys (en)

An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than 2C hotter than it would have been if humans had not warmed the planet through decades of greenhouse gas emissions. The five hottest years in history have occurred in the last five years and there's a....

Siberia Heat 'Almost Impossible' without Climate Change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 15:41:00 +0200naharnet-ar (en)

A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than....

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:57:00 +0200news-yahoo (en)

Paris (AFP) - A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period....

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:57:00 +0200yahoo-au (en)

A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than....

Siberia Heat 'Almost Impossible' Without Climate Change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 13:53:00 +0200ibtimes (en)

A heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-degree Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm period was more than....

Siberia heatwave 'almost impossible' without climate change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 08:16:00 +0200straitstimesSG (en)

PARIS (AFP, NYTIMES) - A record-breaking heatwave that has gripped much of Siberia this year would have been "almost impossible" without the influence of man-made climate change, leading experts said on Wednesday (July 15). The warm period between January and June - which saw temperatures soar as....

Siberia heat 'almost impossible' without climate change

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 07:52:00 +0200vietnamnews (en)

PARIS — A recent heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the influence of manmade climate change, leading scientists said on Wednesday. An international team of researchers found that the record-breaking warm....

Climate change 'multiplies' Siberian heatwave 600 times

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 04:24:00 +0200newsnow-co-uk (en)

An outside thermometre shows 30 Celsius around 11 pm in Verkhoyansk, the Sakha Republic, about 4660 kms northeast of Moscow, Russia , June 21, 2020. (AP) A recent heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the....

Climate change 'multiplies' Siberian heatwave 600 times

Thu, 16 Jul 2020 03:12:00 +0200trtworld (en)

An outside thermometre shows 30 Celsius around 11 pm in Verkhoyansk, the Sakha Republic, about 4660 kms northeast of Moscow, Russia , June 21, 2020. (AP) A recent heatwave in Siberia that saw temperature records tumble as the region sweltered in 38-Celsius highs was "almost impossible" without the....

Natalini: 38 gradi al Polo Nord e eolico a mare

Sat, 27 Jun 2020 12:13:00 +0200corriereromagna (it)

Nella cittadina siberiana di Verkhoyansk, situata nel Circolo Polare Artico, il termometro in questi giorni segna 38 gradi! La Russia ha appena vissuto il suo inverno più caldo degli ultimi 130 anni e la Siberia ha visto una prolungata ondata di caldo che ha causato incendi, una massiccia....

“Huge forest fires put our health at risk”

Tue, 16 Jun 2020 13:58:00 +0200epfl (en)

For weeks, the huge fires that consumed Australia at the beginning of this year were front-page news – and a major cause of global concern. Now, Siberia – Russia ’s northernmost region – is experiencing wildfires after record spring heat, with temperatures sometimes exceeding 30 degrees in May and an average of 10 degrees above seasonal standards.