Friday, June 26, 2020

Temperatures soar to 100 in Siberian Town in the Arctic

  Wildfires in no less of a place than the Arctic. Last Saturday, temperatures in one Siberian town topped 100 degrees. Yes, you heard that right: 100 degrees, possibly the hottest temperature ever in the Arctic -- and this coming in the same town that holds the mark for the coldest temperature on record (90 below zero Fahrenheit in 1892). And, since the sun goes never goes down, there is little relief at night.
  Last year, wildfires burned up land the size of Kentucky, and this year it is off to an even worse start. And, as the Arctic melts, it exposes decomposed organic material, releasing more greenhouse gases, and that only exacerbates the problem. It is estimated that 240 billion tons of carbon will be released by 2100. The Arctic is already heating twice as fast as the rest of the planet. How will this impact that?

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