Temperatures Across Siberia In June 18F Above Normal; GHG Release From Fires Well Over 20-Yr Avg.
The World Meteorological Organization warned on Friday that temperatures in Siberia were about 18 degrees [10 degrees Celsius] above average in June as devastating fires rage in the Arctic and ice melts off the Arctic coast.
“The Arctic is heating more than twice as fast as the global average, impacting local populations and ecosystems and with global repercussions,” WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas said in a statement.
The Siberian heat wave and record heat in the Arctic would be virtually impossible without human-caused climate change, according to a recent study by the World Weather Attribution project.
The WMO also said the heat wave is due in part to a blocking pressure system and a northward swing of the jet stream that is sending hot air into the region. Temperatures in the Siberian town Verkhoyansk reached a record 100.4 degrees [38 degrees Celsius] in June. The Arctic has experienced its highest annual temperatures from 2016 to 2019, with 2020 expected to be even hotter.
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