Post by Andrei Tchentchik on Jan 23, 2020 13:21:16 GMT 2
(.#A.019).- Forest fires in the Arctic, August 14, 2019.
Forest fires in the Arctic.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
Fires are raging in areas where the ground should be frozen all year round.
AGENCY QMI - The Arctic has been hot, very hot this summer.
According to data from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service, July 2019 was the hottest month ever measured in the world, and the consequences were felt in the Arctic Circle.
Two phenomena have particularly attracted the attention of scientists in this region: forest fires and, more recently, lightning.
The forest fire spread like never before and has been going on for three months now. A smoke cloud as big as Europe, ranging from Siberia to Alaska, was seen on the radar.
UNUSUAL LIGHTS
The permafrost region serves as a cooling system for the planet, says The Guardian, but now the fire is raging. In June alone, these fires emitted 50 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere - the equivalent of a month's emission from Canada, according to Copernicus experts.
In addition, lightning tore the sky of the Arctic Circle on Saturday night, an unusual event, reported the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Lightning erupted about 1127 km north of the Lena Delta in Siberia, the NWS announced. "It's certainly unusual and it piqued our curiosity," NWT meteorologist Ryan Metzger told Fairfax, Alaska, at the Washington Post.
F I N.
Forest fires in the Arctic.
Wednesday, August 14, 2019.
Fires are raging in areas where the ground should be frozen all year round.
AGENCY QMI - The Arctic has been hot, very hot this summer.
According to data from the European Copernicus Climate Change Service, July 2019 was the hottest month ever measured in the world, and the consequences were felt in the Arctic Circle.
Two phenomena have particularly attracted the attention of scientists in this region: forest fires and, more recently, lightning.
The forest fire spread like never before and has been going on for three months now. A smoke cloud as big as Europe, ranging from Siberia to Alaska, was seen on the radar.
UNUSUAL LIGHTS
The permafrost region serves as a cooling system for the planet, says The Guardian, but now the fire is raging. In June alone, these fires emitted 50 megatonnes of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere - the equivalent of a month's emission from Canada, according to Copernicus experts.
In addition, lightning tore the sky of the Arctic Circle on Saturday night, an unusual event, reported the US National Weather Service (NWS).
Lightning erupted about 1127 km north of the Lena Delta in Siberia, the NWS announced. "It's certainly unusual and it piqued our curiosity," NWT meteorologist Ryan Metzger told Fairfax, Alaska, at the Washington Post.
F I N.
