Wildfires in Siberia are changing atmospheric circulation over the Arctic and Northern Hemisphere, this is a leading pattern!

MK June 19, 2021 4 min read

After the warmest spring in meteorological history, Siberia is under attack of wildfires, which in the middle of June occupying around 500 – 600 km² of areas.

The worst situation in last period is reported from Khakassia, near Kazakhstan border, after region hit severe heatwaves /Turkmenistan +45,8°C, Uzbekistan +45,4°C, Kazakhstan +43,3°C! – mkweather/, in Kazakhstan up to +43,3°C /Siberia with new May record, +39,1°C, Pakistan +50,0°C, UAE +49,7°C – mkweather/ and in Siberia up to +39,1°C and european Russia +39,7°C /Heatwaves in Russia have become crazy: +39,7°C, never measured before in spring – mkweather/ in May 2021.

From the region, 15 dead and more than 400 injured is reported.

Although, parts of Siberia hit in last period short-term coldwaves, circulation is slowly returning into very hot mode and wildfires are strengthening again.

Scientists have found, that P.M2.5 particles above the Arctic with Siberian origin are linked with significant anticyclonic anomalies across Northern Hemisphere.

Newly identified atmospheric circulation named as circum-Arctic wave (CAW) enhances heatwaves and wildfires around the Arctic enhancing the co-occurrence of heatwaves in Europe and wildfires in Siberia and Alaskan region, while southward from Greenland and above subpolar Far East, low pressure anomaly is persisting.

This blocking character of weather we had here in June 2020, when record +38,0°C in Verkhoyansk was measured and Siberia reported extremely dangerous wildfires /38°C (101°F) behind polar circle in Siberia 5 years after unprecedent event with +40°C (104°F) in Nunavut (northern Canada) – mkweather/.

In some La nina years, blocking circulation with high above European Russia and Western Siberia should appear, such as in Summer 2010 or in Spring 2021.

In 2021, wildfire season has started anomalously soon /Ten times as many wildfires in Siberia than usual, Central Asia abnormal +40°C – mkweather/. On 27. April, the temperature in Tokmak, Kyrgyzstan, reached +35,1°C (95,2°F), while at Ayding Lake, China, the temperature peaked at +43,5°C (110,3°F). A few hundred miles south of the Arctic Circle, the small town of Boguchany in Siberia, Russia, had its hottest April on record. On 25. April the temperature soared to +31°C (87.8° Fahrenheit) /Siberia experiences hottest spring on record, fueling wildfires (mongabay.com)/.

There is a possibility, that in July and August 2021, similar blocking situation such as in 2010 should occur in Russia, with one of the worst wildfire seasons in history.

Now, however, extremely hot weather shifted into Europe for a time, what means little colder European Russia, but still possibility of hot anomalies across Siberia.

Russia’s largest and coldest region is on fire – again, and this year #wildfires strike early #Siberia #Russia https://t.co/tqxqH5RWQ9 pic.twitter.com/aM4F0ru1wM
— Eli Dror (@edrormba) June 14, 2021

Global #wildfires, #openburning & intensity for May 2020 in #Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service GFAS #OpenData https://t.co/eb31VObkdM. Large area of fires continued in W Siberia & seasonal fires around the tropics but below average in terms of total estimated emissions https://t.co/5gOhs04TKq pic.twitter.com/yS2cHSm1ZH
— Mark Parrington (@m_parrington) June 9, 2021

"Crazy fires in the arctic…"

May 19 EWE: Siberia experiences hottest spring on record, fueling wildfires. https://t.co/oGQPolQh8M
— R.S. MacKinnon (he/him) (@TinTincognito) June 17, 2021

https://twitter.com/mennake/status/1401541410654875659?s=20

We’ve had several summers in a row of very hot and dry conditions in #Siberia, with extreme wildfire activity. Sadly, this summer is already seeing extreme fires, with the hottest months still to come.😕Video from @siberian_times pic.twitter.com/qBhkiSuymh
— Randall Gates (@rgatess) June 12, 2021

LLL EWE: Russian Federation – Siberia wildfires kill 15 as thousands of Russians flee. https://t.co/Ze3zzTty6H
— R.S. MacKinnon (he/him) (@TinTincognito) June 7, 2021

Russia Fights Wildfires Burning in Siberia and Far East https://t.co/SD4oqH0tyU
— Insurance Journal (@ijournal) June 15, 2021

These emissions from wildfires in Arctic Siberia have really INCREASED ! https://t.co/FlqMlEOyYc
— Dr. Alexander Hildebrand (@AlexHildebrand_) June 14, 2021

Russian emergency workers fought wildfires burning in Siberia and the Far East. There were no immediate reports of deaths or residential damage in the sparsely populated regions. pic.twitter.com/sfusHVm7Wn
— Markets Today (@marketsday) June 14, 2021

Record heat in northwestern #Russia, Siberian #wildfire season kicks off early #Climate #ClimateChange #Siberia @defis_eu @m_parrington @ScottDuncanWX https://t.co/LM3H6plT9K
— Eli Dror (@edrormba) June 9, 2021

https://twitter.com/QuirkyForum/status/1404053255924158465?s=20

Arctic Wildfires Are Back With Record Blazes in Western Siberiahttps://t.co/smLhQT06Qx #2DegreesC #ScienceEconomics #Wildfires #Environment #Nature #ClimateChange #Sustainability #Flowers #Phenology #Wildlife #Nature https://t.co/arCWnDMLAl
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— 2DegreesC – Healthy Planet, Healthy People (@c_degrees) June 9, 2021

"high PM2.5 in the Arctic is linked to large wildfire contributions & characterized by significant anticyclonic anomalies (i.e. clockwise atmospheric circulation) with anomalous surface warmth & drier conditions over Siberia & subpolar N America…Europe"https://t.co/Lh60RPGGrR
— 2 🎄 Xmas Trees Todhunter 💉💉💉😷🌱⚖️☀️🤔🔬📚💃 (@K1rr1ly) June 5, 2021

Newly identified atmospheric circulation named as circum-Arctic wave (CAW) enhances heatwaves and wildfires around the #Arctic
enhancing the co-occurrence of heatwaves in Europe and wildfires in Siberia and subpolar North America #climatechange https://t.co/yJQoxj1ocY
— GO GREEN (@ECOWARRIORSS) June 2, 2021