Global warming spells doom for boreal forests with potentially dramatic implications for carbon release in dark taiga.
A quarter of all Russian forests, 89% of stocks in Sakha Republic, could be left to burn, even though they are essential to fight global warming.
With forest fires still burning across Siberia, hot summer temperatures are moving across the continent.
Krasnoyarsk and Novosibirsk suffering smoke pollution and infernos rage in forests after hot, dry weather.
Greenpeace claims up to 300 times more territory in Siberia is ablaze than officially acknowledged.
Destruction of natural habitat by forest fires 'explains bears causing terror in residential areas'.
Enough joking. New NASA-Russian research is leading to concern that global warming is causing truly disturbing changes to the virgin forests of northern Russia.
He walked 200 kilometres on forest tracks to see his child - but now faces an extra 4 years in prison as punishment.
Ivan Ustinov and Evgeny Luchnikov, both 11, reunited with mothers after massive rescue operation.