Zombie Wildfires – Siberia
Fires smoldering below the tundra all winter are making their debut early this year. Hundreds of fires are raging across Russia as wildfire season descends on the world’s largest country ahead of schedule.
Some parts of the country have already reported a record number of spring wildfire and smoke plumes from some Siberian forest fires have drifted across half the nation and been spotted over Finland (that’s nearly 2,000 miles, or 3,200 km away). In late April, wildfire smoke blacked out the sky in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk — Russia’s third most populous city — prompting the government to issue a “black sky” health warning.
An intense spring heatwave is partially responsible for this year’s early blazes, News.ru reports, making fires sparked by lightning strikes and human activity more likely. But some of these wildfires may be the rekindled remains from last summer’s fires — also known as “zombie” fires.
from WordPress https://ift.tt/3f5ScL4
No comments:
Post a Comment