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2021 Russia wildfires
Forest fires in northern Russia / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.[1] For the first time in recorded history, wildfire smoke reached the North Pole.[2]