Wildfire Emergencies Declared in Russia's Far East Republics of Tyva, Sakha
Authorities in Russia's Far East declare emergencies due to over 500 wildfires, with 75 deaths and 2,200 evacuations. The season started early, burning 2.3 million hectares, prompting federal intervention to contain the crisis.
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Authorities in Russia's Far East republics of Tyva and Sakha have declared states of emergency due to summer wildfires. The Russian Emergencies Ministry reported 75 deaths and 2,200 evacuations from over 500 active wildfires in the past week, with two-thirds in the Far East. Sakha has over 100 wildfires covering 300,000 hectares, prompting a federal-level response. In Tyva, 23 wildfires spanning 1,700 hectares led to a state of emergency. The wildfire season started early, with a significant increase in fires compared to 2023, mostly due to human negligence. Over 2.3 million hectares have burned in 2024, the highest since 2020. Limited resources and practices like dry grass burning pose a risk of escalating the crisis. The situation remains challenging, with efforts focused on containing and extinguishing the fires to protect forests and communities in the affected regions.
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2 commentsBut I've been noticing intense wildfire activity in Siberia through the Nullschool Earth Weather Visualiser, e.g.:
Particulates (PM1) <https://earth.nullschool.net/#2024/07/15/0000Z/particulates/...>
CO (rapidly-attenuating signal of combustion): <https://earth.nullschool.net/#2024/07/15/0000Z/chem/surface/...>
NO2 (more slowly-attenuating combustion signal): <https://earth.nullschool.net/#2024/07/15/0000Z/chem/surface/...>
Moscow Times confirms my suspicions.
Canada's also seeing major wildfires, largely in British Columbia:
Article: "Hundreds on evacuation alert as new wildfires sparked across B.C." <https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/district-of-...> (Jul 11, 2024)
Particulates: <https://earth.nullschool.net/#2024/07/16/2300Z/particulates/...>
(All Nullschool views have fire signatures enabled in addition to the noted channel.)
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