Recent seasons have seen an increase in the intensity of wildfires in Russia, thanks in part to Siberia's abnormally high temperatures brought on by climate change. Each year, they send into the atmosphere millions of tonnes of carbon and other pollutants.

According to Greenpeace Russia, the 2021 fire season in Russia was the worst ever, resulting in the destruction of 18.8 million hectares (46.5 million acres) of forest, or roughly twice the area of Ireland.

Sakha, which borders the Arctic Ocean in the north, is particularly vulnerable to severe weather. The fires there in 2021 broke emissions records and became the first time in recorded history that wildfire smoke reached the North Pole.

More than a dozen people were killed by flames in Siberia last year.

Wildfires might expedite the thawing of Siberian permafrost and peatlands, releasing carbon from the frozen tundra into the atmosphere, according to environmentalists.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/7/3/state-of-emergency-declared-in-siberia-over-raging-wildfires