We are all just watching the world burn, it seems.
Siberia is burning.
The smoke has reached the North Pole. That is something that has never happened before. It is such a big fire that the smoke covers most of eastern Asia. And it isn't just one fire... it is apparently hundreds of fires, which covers a really large area. It was mentioned in one place that the blaze is bigger than "all of the worlds fires, combined." It really does make me wonder why this isn't more in the news.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026423546/first-time-ever-smoke-wildfires-siberia-russia-north-pole
"According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century."
I know it hasn't been that long since the century turned. However, on the other hand, that means that this is the second time a fire this big has happened in the last 20 years. This is bad. Very very bad.
Siberia is burning.
The smoke has reached the North Pole. That is something that has never happened before. It is such a big fire that the smoke covers most of eastern Asia. And it isn't just one fire... it is apparently hundreds of fires, which covers a really large area. It was mentioned in one place that the blaze is bigger than "all of the worlds fires, combined." It really does make me wonder why this isn't more in the news.
https://www.npr.org/2021/08/10/1026423546/first-time-ever-smoke-wildfires-siberia-russia-north-pole
"According to Russia’s forestry agency, this year’s fires have ravaged more than 14m hectares, making it the second-worst fire season since the turn of the century."
I know it hasn't been that long since the century turned. However, on the other hand, that means that this is the second time a fire this big has happened in the last 20 years. This is bad. Very very bad.
You're right, why isn't it in the news more? We hear nothing about this here...
