2024 Russian wildfires

2024 Russian wildfires
Satellite imaging from NASA's Aqua satellite showing widespread wildfires and smoke in Russia's Far East, taken on July 3
Date(s)March 2024 – ongoing
LocationRussian Far East and Southern Russia, primarily Amur Oblast, Sakha Republic, and Zabaykalsky Krai
Statistics[1][2][3]
Total fires6,000+ (6.8 megatons in carbon emissions)
Total area8.8 million hectares (21.7 million acres)
Ignition
CauseClimate change-induced temperature increases, drier conditions, and drier soil.
Season
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In 2024, far-reaching wildfires ignited and spread across large areas of Russian territory, primarily in Siberia and also in southern regions. The wildfires resulted in a burnt area of 8.8 million hectares (21.7 million acres) by July 18, and carbon emissions of 6.8 megatons by July 1, equaling the combined June-July emissions of 2023 in just one month.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "High carbon emissions from wildfires in Russian Arctic | Copernicus". atmosphere.copernicus.eu. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
  3. ^ "Arctic wildfires ravage Russia's north releasing megatonnes of carbon". euronews. 2024-06-28. Retrieved 2024-09-14.