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July 17, 2020

Research Links Record-Breaking Heat in Siberia Directly to Climate Change
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In climate news, new research finds a record-breaking heat wave in
Siberia is directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions from human
activity. The study by the U.K. Met Office finds temperatures in
Russia's Arctic this year were 5 degrees Celsius above historical
averages. The report warns of the widespread melting of Siberia's
permafrost, and an explosion of populations of silk moths that have
damaged forests, helping to spark massive Arctic wildfires.

Meanwhile, the United States is heading into a record-breaking heat
wave, with forecasters warning nine out of 10 U.S. residents will
experience high temperatures of 90 degrees Fahrenheit or more over the
next week. Death Valley, California, reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit on
Sunday - just one degree shy of the highest temperature ever recorded
anywhere on Earth.


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