The process of global warming in Russia is happening faster than in other regions of the world. In the Russian Federation, it can lead to serious consequences.
Commenting on the speech of the participant of the meeting at the plenary session of the Valdai Club, the Russian President Vladimir Putin noted that Russia knows about these processes firsthand.
"The fact is that our warming is going faster than in all other regions of the world," the head of state said.
He cited the example of Europe, which has warmed by 0.5 degrees in ten years, as well as the Arctic, where it has warmed even more, by 0.7 plus degrees.
"This is an obvious thing for us, for a country with 60% of its territory in the permafrost zone, it has practical consequences," Putin warned. "We have entire cities on permafrost territories, villages and so on deployed. This is a very serious matter for us".
According to scientists, the planet has warmed by 1.2 degrees due to industrial emissions, which are also called greenhouse gases, the countdown has been going on since 1880. The impact of the industry is so great that the process has gone dozens of times faster, rg.ru notes.
Alex Shishlo, Editor in Chief of the European Bureau, Rough&Polished
