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Siberia’s 2020 heatwave made ‘600 times more likely’ by climate change

Smoke and flames surround hills in a forest some 40 kms south ofKrasnoyarsk, the regional centre of Siberia May 13, 2002. The number ofterritories swept by forest fires in Russia was put at 289, including90 fires which broke out in the past 24 hours, Itar-Tass agencyreported on Monday. REUTERS/Ilya NaymushinCVI/WS - RP3DRHZFDXAB

Heatwaves in Siberia were made 600 times more likely due to human-caused climate change. Image: REUTERS/Ilya NaymushinCVI/WS

Daisy Dunne
Science Writer, Carbon Brief
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Average temperatures across Siberia from January to June 2020, when compared to average temperatures from 1981-2010. Deep red indicates higher than average temperatures. Black box highlights the study area.
Average temperatures across Siberia from January to June 2020, when compared to average temperatures from 1981-2010. Image: World Weather Attribution
Even people in traditional furcloths at reindeer race, Topolinoe village, Verkhoyansk.
Oeople in traditional furcloths at reindeer race, Topolinoe village, Verkhoyansk. Image: Alex Saurel / Alamy Stock Photo.
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