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'The few descriptions of Irkutsk had spoken of it as the Paris of Siberia'
Mrs John Clarence Lee, 1914
wildfires 2021 Russia
Wildfire infernos in Western Siberia as drivers in Novosibirsk region report zero visibility
Omsk region emergency services said number of wildfires is seven to ten times above the ‘norm’.
Burning peat and wildfires bring unseasonal smoke apocalypse to Urals and Siberia
Roads blocked, planes diverted due to low visibility, schools shut, people advised to stay home.
Kolyma highway in Yakutia, also known as the Road of Bones, is on fire and temporarily shut
Elsewhere in Russia’s coldest region desperate authorities spike clouds to induce rain and tame wildfires.
Tundra is ablaze in Magadan region in out-of-season wildfire, complicated by wind and zero snow
The fire is extremely hard to extinguish because firemen can’t get water from frozen lakes and rivers.
Zombie fires burn at -60C outside Oymyakon, the world’s coldest permanently inhabited place
Local photographer captures pillars of smoke rising above the underground peat fire.
Siberia up to 20C warmer than normal with huge temperature anomalies, predicts weather expert
Confused plants bloom in Sayano-Shushenskiy reserve in Central Siberia, strawberry ripen in the Far East of Russia.
Permafrost is ablaze with hundreds of wildfires in world’s coldest region
Lena Pillars, a World Heritage Site, hit by the rampant flames, as calls grow for greater efforts to tackle infernos.
Siberia’s stark warning to Scotland for Cop26: climate change in the planet’s last great wilderness
Eight phenomena highlight how our world is altering right here, right now, an ecological ticking time bomb.
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Sent to Siberia
Rookie FSB agents are punished for 'indecent' graduation jinx in Moscow
Gelandewagen parade videos leads to 'career change' as Russia demands highest standards from secret servicemen.
Born in Siberia
Up-close laboratory pictures of ancient mummy as scientists recreate his life and times
Probes taken by South Korean experts will reveal lifestyle of this Arctic boy from 800 years ago.
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