“Weather swings in Siberia as extreme heat is followed by June snow, tornadoes and floods.
“‘This spring the nature at the Taymyr Peninsula broke all climate records and really surprised old-timers’, wrote geographer Vasily Sarana, researcher at the scientific team of the Putoransky Nature Reserve.”
“A Russian environmentalist has warned that a recent oil spill in Siberia could reach the Kara Sea, which forms part of the Arctic Ocean.
“The spill happened on May 29 at a power plant about 2,900 kilometers northeast of Moscow. “
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/concerns-oil-spill-from-siberia-could-reach-arctic-ocean
“Russia said on Monday it had successfully put out a fire at a Siberian oil well after officials called in the military to shoot anti-tank artillery shells at the wellhead from a distance in order to quell the flames.
“The well in Siberia’s Irkutsk region, operated by a subsidiary of the Irkutsk Oil Company, caught fire on May 30 and authorities called in the army on Friday.”
https://www.arabnews.com/node/1686681/world
“Scientists at the Finnish Environment Institute have said that the intense flooding in Lapland, which is some of the most extreme in recent memory, has now reached its peak and will likely subside in the coming days.”
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“This year, Western Alaska had its warmest May on record…
“…from Point Hope down to the Bethel area, this May was toastier than ever. Thoman says sea ice in the Bering Sea has mostly melted.”
https://www.ktoo.org/2020/06/08/western-alaska-just-had-its-toastiest-may-on-record/
“Some Utah mountains have seen significant June snowfall as a rare weather system caused a 50-degree temperature swing over the weekend.
“At least 8-12 inches of snow had fallen at Alta Ski Area by mid-morning Monday, according to Wasatch Snow Forecast.”
“…an unusually intense and historic line of damaging thunderstorms slammed parts of the western U.S., tearing down trees and power lines for a continuous 750-mile span.
“The fast-moving destructive storm complex, known as a derecho, unleashed winds in excess of 100 mph
https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2020/06/08/denver-derecho/
“It took seven hours for rescue workers to evacuate about 100 employees from a southern Mississippi casino that was inundated with floodwaters caused by a 5ft surge whipped up by Tropical Storm Cristobal on Sunday.
“Dramatic video filmed by an employee of Silver Slipper Casino in Bay St. Louis shows one of the evacuations of stranded workers who were loaded onto high-water vehicles.”
“Tropical Storm Cristobal could soon renew its strength by uniting with another storm system coming from the west to form one giant cyclone, forecasters say.
“After drenching much of the South, forecasters now expect the remnants of Cristobal to bring fierce winds, heavy rain and thunderstorms to much of the Midwest by Tuesday.”
https://www.voanews.com/science-health/cristobal-merge-new-storm-system-after-lashing-south
“After an abnormally dry rainy season, South America’s world-renowned Iguazu Falls, a World Heritage site, is rumbling with life once more. The flow of the 275 waterfalls dramatically slowed at a time when it typically reaches its peak.
“The tourist attraction sits on the Brazil-Argentina border, and is second only in height to Victoria Falls…”
“Despite the COVID-19 health crisis and its effect on the mining sector worldwide, Chile’s copper production has been relatively unscathed, although mines are facing problems due to a drought.
“State copper miner Codelco confirmed to daily El Mercurio the restriction on copper processing at the El Teniente mine near Rancagua in central Chile.”
https://www.bnamericas.com/en/features/chiles-drought-threatens-copper-mines
“Efforts to keep the Amazon rainforest standing and reduce Brazil’s planet-warming emissions are being hampered by budget cuts for the country’s environmental watchdog and its main climate change programme, researchers have said…
“Funding for activities under Brazil’s national climate change plan has also been cut, from R$436 million for 2019 to R$247 million for 2020…”
https://www.thedispatch.in/brazil-slashes-budget-to-fight-climate-change-as-deforestation-spikes/
“Ireland’s tillage farmers are facing an “impending disaster” due to the continuing drought, Teagasc has warned.
“Dairy farms are also struggling in the savagely dry conditions. Slower grass growth in the midlands, east and southeast has forced many milk suppliers to buffer feed cows with baled silage and straights.”
“River levels in Wales are at record low levels with experts “increasingly concerned” if the hot weather continues, following Wales’ driest May since 1910…
“Natural Resources Wales (NRW) said they are “growing increasingly concerned” about river levels…”
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/wales-weather-forecast-summer-coronavirus-18381867
“Residents on the Costa Blanca have been posting pictures of lightning strikes and videos of torrential rain on Spain’s Costa Blanca after a storm warning for the Valencia Community today.
“In one clip shared to Benidorn Seriously Facebook page, Benidorm is barely visible as the resort takes a lashing from a huge downpour, together with thunder and lightning.”
“Torrential rains fall on Monday night, June 8 have left parts of Accra [Ghana] flooded once again.
“Areas including Race Course, Odawna, Ofankor, and Awoshie, have been flooded due to the early morning downpours.”
https://www.modernghana.com/news/1007965/floods-hit-accra-again.html
“South Sudan has had rampant deforestation taking place… So far, the country’s forests that cover an estimated 191,667 square km, have been shrinking at a rate of 2% per year…
“…99% of the population depends on forest as their main source of energy that is charcoal, firewood and timber for construction and furniture.”
“Seven people were killed and one went missing after a rainstorm-triggered flood battered Jianghua Yao Autonomous County in central China’s Hunan Province, local authorities said on Monday.
“The bodies of the seven people have been found and search and rescue efforts are underway.”
https://www.shine.cn/news/nation/2006099839/
“The countries that signed the Paris Agreement have agreed to limit CO2 emissions in an effort to mitigate climate change, but the framework does not establish any guidelines for CO2 removal.
“According to a team of experts led by Imperial College London, plans for CO2 removal must be urgently addressed.”
https://www.earth.com/news/climate-targets-cannot-be-achieved-without-co2-removal/
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