Dry, warm conditions in the spring set the stage for fires in Siberia in May 2018.
History
In mid-July 2018, smoke from the fires could be seen by satellites reaching North America. ''The Siberian Times'' reported were burning.
On July 24, the U.S. National Weather Service said smoke had crossed the Canada-U.S. border and reached Bellingham, Washington. Siberian fires were partly blamed by
Environment Canada
Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC; french: Environnement et Changement climatique Canada),Environment and Climate Change Canada is the applied title under the Federal Identity Program; the legal title is Department of the Environment ( ...
which issued an air quality statement on July 25 for
Prince George, BC. On July 29, the
Puget Sound Clean Air Agency stated the
Puget Sound region would experience "moderate air quality at times with some upper level smoke making for pretty sunsets. This smoke comes from distant fires, mostly originating from Siberia."
See also
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2021 Russian wildfires
From June 2021, the taiga forests in Siberia and the Far East region of Russia were hit by unprecedented wildfires, following record-breaking heat and drought.Fires Scorch the Sakha Republic https://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/148537/fires-s ...
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2019 Russian wildfires
The 2019 Siberian wildfires began in July 2019 in poorly accessible areas of northern Krasnoyarsk Krai, Sakha Republic and Zabaykalsky Krai, all in Siberia, Russia. By the end of the month the size of the fires reached . As of 30 July, there ...
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2015 Russian wildfires
From 12 to 16 April 2015, a series of wildfires spread across southern Siberia, Russia. In the Republic of Khakassia, 29 people were killed and 6,000 left homeless. Further east in Zabaykalsky Krai, four people died in wildfires near Chita. Dam ...
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2010 Russian wildfires
The 2010 Russian wildfires were several hundred wildfires that broke out across Russia, primarily in European Russia, the west in summer 2010. They started burning in late July and lasted until early September 2010. The fires were associated w ...
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1987 Black Dragon fire
The Black Dragon fire, also known as the 1987 Daxing'anling wildfire ( zh, 大兴安岭特大森林火灾) was the deadliest forest fire in the People's Republic of China. The fire broke out in Daxing'anling Prefecture, Heilongjiang on May 6, 1987 ...
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List of wildfires § Russia
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List of heat waves
This is a partial list of temperature phenomena that have been labeled as heat waves, listed in order of occurrence.
Before 1901
* 1540 European drought - Extreme drought and heatwave lasting 11 months in Europe.
* July 1757 heatwave – Euro ...
References
2018 disasters in Russia
2018 wildfires
Wildfires in Russia
Natural disasters in Siberia
May 2018 events in Russia
June 2018 events in Russia
July 2018 events in Russia
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