A prolonged heatwave in Siberia is “undoubtedly alarming”, climate scientists have said.
The freak temperatures have been linked to wildfires, a huge oil spill and a plague of treeeating moths.

On a global scale, the Siberian heat is helping push the world towards its hottest year on
record in 2020, despite a temporary dip in carbon emissions owing to the coronavirus
pandemic.

Temperatures in the polar regions are rising fastest because ocean currents carry heat
towards the poles and reflective ice and snow is melting away.

Source: Climate crisis: alarm at record-breaking heatwave in Siberia | Environment | The Guardian