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Scientists can now better understand and predict the most extreme space weather events that directly affect the operation of engineering systems in space and on Earth.
EurekAlert
The recent prolonged Siberia heat from January to June 2020 would have been almost impossible without the influence of human-caused climate change.
World Meteorological Organization (WMO)

The present report investigates the role of human-induced climate change in the likelihood and intensity of both of these events: a) the persistent warm anomalies across the Siberian region (60–75ºN, 60–180ºE) from January to June 2020, and b) the

Russia's sprawling Siberia region is being transformed by climate change that has brought with it warmer temperatures, forest fires and moths.
France 24

The problem of increasing the efficiency of the hydrometeorological provision of the population and industrial enterprises is directly related to the digital transformation of support facilities and the National Hydrometeorological Services themselves. It

With weather-related disasters costing Russia between U.S. $1-2 billion annually, the World Bank's RosHydromet-2 project aims to strengthen the infrastructure and systems delivering weather, climate and hydrological data. The project also seeks to modernize observation networks, and strengthen institutions and regulations.
World Bank, the
Climate change threatens the Sámi people, Europe's only recognised indigenous group, by endangering their reindeer herds, compromising their mental health and infringing on their basic rights. The Sámi national assembly addressed encroaching threats to their land and culture, but the carbon crisis risks imperiling the rights established during the assembly.
Nexus Media News

This overview report is based upon the AACA science assessment for the Barents area. The study focuses on the diverse challenges that residents have experienced and the adaptations they have begun to plan and implement in response to the rapid changes in


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