[35] The National Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (NIMH) at the Serbian Academy of Sciences (SANU) were concerned with the changing temperature patterns. Hazard Alert: Student Worker Killed While Filming Football Practice from a Scissor Lift. The period between June 13 and 19 [10] saw a low pressure zone move south eastwards taking a shallow pool of cooler air south eastwards across from the North Atlantic into Ireland, Wales and most of England. A Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations' Ilyushin-76 tanker plane drops some 42 tons of water onto a burning forest near a suburb of the town of Voronezh on Sunday, Aug. 1, 2010. By the end of June, 1,244 people had drowned in Russia after swimming. [26], Two Spaniards died of heat stroke as temperature hovered around 33 °C-35 °C in central Spain on July 9. The cities of Bolzano, Brescia, Florence, Genoa, Milan, Perugia, Rome, Turin, Trieste, Venice, Campobasso, Civitavecchia, Frosinone, Latina, Messina, Rieti, Verona and Viterbo. On 6 July, 3 low pressure areas moved towards and settled near the Black Sea after a week a high pressure in the region's jet stream far northward in its trek through Europe. [20][21], The heat wave that left Morocco for the Iberian Peninsula on the 11th was attributed to the regional hot air currents that departed from the Sahara in Northern Africa at about 1,000 meters in altitude, which facilitated a movement in the hot air towards the Balkans and Ukraine via the Straits of Gibraltar, Spain and Italy.[20]. Sudan reached 49.7 °C (121.5 °F) in Dongola the same day, breaking a record set in 1987. The national meteorological agency, Aemet, warned of exceptionally warm central and southern Spain, with temperatures over the next few days reaching 39 °C in some areas. In St. Petersburg, various temperature records were broken in July, and the maximum yearly temperature record was set on Wednesday, 28 July, when the temperature was 35.3 degrees Celsius (95.5 degrees Fahrenheit). [68], On 1 August, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia led a holy mass to remember the 28 who had died since July 30. Forest fires hit parts of Qinghai Province on July 20. The Czech Republic exceeded 37.8 °C (100.0 °F) for the third day running, as doctors in the Czech Republic issued safety advice according to the Voice of Russia. This was after temperatures reached 31.0 °C (87.8 °F) in London and night-time temperatures leveled around 21 °C (70 °F). 28 June 2011 . Local authorities and the NMC also issued an orange flood alert in central and southwest China were put on flood alert and the worst floods for 40 years hit the regions. The Volga Federal District saw 625 homes destroyed and Voronezh saw over 200 destroyed and more than 1,000 in both places evacuated," general Stepanov said as firemen, troops and local farmers struggled to drive the fires back from the cities of the Volga Federal District. 2. The hottest July on record in the city, in 1938, was an average of 5.3 °C higher than average. In Quebec, more than 100 deaths were blamed on the heat. Thankfully, at least eight of the fires had no known casualties. According to Ukrainian authorities these fires where not as severe as the 2010 Russian wildfires. Officials claimed the forest fires of the 6th were caused by the heat wave and drought. [22], Hartmut Buyken, chairman of passenger association Pro Bahn, told radio station hr-INFO that the trains were ruined by cost-cutting measures, and weren't selling as well in international markets as the French TGV trains. 2010 Russian wildfires: Russia: July 29, 2010: Ten deadliest avalanches/landslides. [19], July 11 and 12 saw heatstroke make several people ill throughout the Iberian Peninsula, European Russia, Belarus, eastern Poland and Ukraine. [130] A two-day-long heat wave hit the more rural parts of Texas on July 1. This record was superseded on 7 August — 37.1 degrees Celsius (98.8 degrees Fahrenheit). By August 20, another intense heat wave arrived, and broke the previously mentioned record in Marka airport, and the temperatures reached 43.5 °C. [134] By July 3, retail sales had risen by 3.9% from the year-ago period and 1% over the previous week, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers and Goldman Sachs and Johnson Redbook Research also showed a sales gain in the final week of June, citing the hot weather. The hottest recorded temperature in Kazakhstan was 49.1 °C (120.4 °F), which set a new record, as the hottest temperature ever recorded in that country. High temperatures were also occurring in parts of Slovakia and around the Black Sea. [19] Deutsche Bahn paid 500 Euros for the heat victims without a doctors note. [69] Over 5,000 people have been evacuated from their homes, and Vladimir Putin organised an emergency meeting for August 2, with the governors of the various regions in the Central and Southern Federal District devastated by the fires. On 5 July, the Russian emergency ministry confirmed that almost 300 overheating people had drowned swimming in various lakes, canals and rivers during the heat wave. Hazard Alert: Incorrectly Refurbished Cirbuit Breakers. Russian wildfires leave 28 dead, thousands homeless By the CNN Wire Staff A Russian woman surveys the remains of her burnt out home in Voronezh on August 1, 2010. [91], A yellow-level heat alert was issued in the provinces of Guangdong and Hainan as well as Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, due to predicted temperatures of 35 to 38 °C (95 to 100 °F) on July 5. [3] A major drought was reported across the Sahel as early as January. A newly married couple, no name given, celebrates their wedding despite the deep layer of smog from wildfires covering the ancient Russian city of Ryazan on August 7th, 2010. The storm moved southeastward over the next day, helping to dissipate the local heat wave.[95]. [50] The Accuweather.com GFS numerical model predicts the same weather for the next week and an even worse heat wave for the week of the Accuweather.com forecast[50] Earlier in June, Minsk hit 30 °C (86 °F) and Kiev temperature soared to 34 °C (93 °F). More heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places. This paper analyzes the evolution of the surface concentrations of CO, PM₁₀ and ozone over the Moscow region during the 2010 heat wave by … [21], Bajin, Macau and Hong Kong witnessed a heavy spike in temperatures on the 7th. photochemistry during the 2010 Russian wildfires episode Jean-Christophe Pere, Bertrand Bessagnet, Véronique Pont, Marc Mallet, F. Minvielle To cite this version: Jean-Christophe Pere, Bertrand Bessagnet, Véronique Pont, Marc Mallet, F. Minvielle. [107], Hanoi was hit by a heat wave from June 29 to July 2. The maximum temperature in Moscow was set on 29 July, when it was 38.2 degrees Celsius (100.8 degrees Fahrenheit). Forty passengers were hospitalised with dehydration in Germany when 3 ICE trains' air conditioning system broke down in temperatures approaching 40 °C on the 11th. [91] There were serious problems with green algae in the river surrounding the ancient city of Xi'an. [84] Indeed, a major cool-down did take place on the 18th, with showers and thunderstorms ushering in cooler temperatures (mid-20s°C (mid/late-70s°F)). [49], Highs of nearly 34 °C (93 °F) in Moscow broke records. [13], Berlin and Warsaw recorded temperatures of 33 °C, while highs of nearly 34 °C in Moscow broke records. 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Aug. 6, 2010; MOSCOW Wildfires that have overwhelmed Russia’s firefighting services and burned freely through large areas of the heat-seared countryside have … Hearst Television participates in various affiliate marketing programs, which means we may get paid commissions on purchases made through our links to retailer sites. Russian Wildfires. [135], The Associated Press reported that "the hot weather was blamed for the deaths of 89-year-old Edward Pilch in Whitehall, PA, and a 46-year-old woman in Queens. A total of 522 fires, including 122 in residential areas were registered on August 11. The heat wave was initially absent in the Western United States, where an unusually cool summer took place. Impacts 2010 Russian Wildfires Economic Impacts Those who lived in rural areas or small towns and villages were displaced and lost their land as fire moved through the area. [16] The Swiss Health Office offered the public safety advice. Northern California’s Camp Fire nearly reached that level with 85 fatalities that same year. The same hot and dry airmass resulted in damaging wildfires in Quebec. [90] As the hot weather swept most of northern, central and southern China some regions recorded temperatures soaring up to 39 °C (102 °F). Latest Videos. Meanwhile, various authorities on the U.S. Eastern Seaboard issued extreme heat alerts, with the temperature being forecast to rise well beyond 30 °C in some areas on the 5th. The only cities in Bulgaria breaking records were Musala, peak hitting 17.6 °C (63.7 °F), and Elhovo, hitting 35.6 °C (96.1 °F). In Sweden, temperatures were above the average maximum temperature, with Stockholm seeing temperatures of 32.5 degrees Celsius according to the Swedish Meteorogical Institute SMHI. According to UN agencies, 200,000 children need treatment for malnutrition in Niger alone, as Oxfam puts out an £7,000,000 appeal to cover both the Chad and Niger. According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA)'s confirmed report, major Japanese cities on average, were at their highest level of hot temperatures, in August 2010. The temperature nearly break the record of July 2000, in Marka (civil/mil airport) Amman, where temperatures reached 42.2 °C according to the METAR recording at the mentioned airport, adding that temperatures were nudging the 40 °C in many consecutive days, and actually went beyond it. George Welton . The previous hottest temperature record in the country was set in May 1980 at 46.0 °C in Magwe, Magwe Division. Cities from Berlin and Warsaw to Kiev, Minsk, Moscow and St. Petersburg may well reach the 33 °C to 35 °C range. The highest temperature at a non-automated station was 44 °C (111 °F) in Yashkul, Kalmykia, also beating the previous record. The electricity grid in New York City was near collapse as Consolidated Edison cut electricity to air conditioning units and 20,000 homes and businesses to ease the burden on its failing system, according to The New York Times. [14], Several power outages across the United States occurred due to increased demand, and also a transformer fire; lack of air conditioning led to the death of an elderly Philadelphia man and a homeless woman in Detroit. The U.S. East Coast and parts of the Midwest saw temperatures reaching up to 38 °C on July 11. Pollution levels in the city were five times higher than normal. Floods Preparedness and Response. However, before then, parts of Montana and parts of California saw slightly above-average temperatures on July 6. The present study evaluated the CO 2 emissions using GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) data from July 23 to August 18, 2010 for western Russia. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places. The Cretaceous-Tertiary extinction event, or the K-T event, is the name given to the die-off of the dinosaurs that took place some 65.5 million years ago. Lakes and rivers turned green and red as a result of algae blooms flourishing in the hot weather, according to the Xinhua news agency. Russian officials say there are now 589 wildfires raging across 196,000 ha (484,326 acres). In August 2010, the heat index reached 64 °C at Al-Nuwaiseeb due to the high humidity. [42], On 25 June a temperature record was set in the Asian portion of Russia, at Belogorsk, at a reading of 42.3 °C (108.1 °F). The Polish Institute of Meteorology and Water Management (IMGW) warned of temperature in Poland exceeding 30 °C (86 °F) for the next 5 days, followed by heavy winds, rain storms, thunderstorms and possible flooding especially in the north-west of the country and neighbouring parts of Germany.[71]. The towns of Kongomé, Zinder, Tanout and Dalli were the worst hit by the drought by May 3. [43][44] It also caused temperatures to rise noticeably in Yakutia, the Siberian Kuznetsk Alatau mountain range and the Volga Federal District. The heat wave also caused sand storms to occur, causing a blackout after eight power plants in the country were knocked offline.[85]. [109], On July 14, the highest temperature in Qatar reached 50.4 °C (122.7 °F). [25], A heat wave hit Eastern Europe as exceptionally strong jet stream winds blew in from the Sahara across the Balkans and into both Poland and Ukraine on 10 June. Ottawa, Ontario reached 35.8 °C (96.4 °F) on May 26, the highest temperature ever before the summer solstice. See world news photos and videos at ABCNews.com Deutsche Bahn apologized for its ICE trains breaking down. Numerous wildfires provoked by an unprecedented intensive heat wave caused continuous episodes of extreme air pollution in several Russian cities and densely populated regions, including the Moscow region. [91] About 400,000 square kilometres (150,000 sq mi), or 37.8%, of Inner Mongolia were hit by drought. 2. Dagestan was also reported to be suffering a heat wave that day. The heat continued through the second half of July but extreme heat was mostly confined to the Southeastern United States, giving relief to the Northeast and Upper Midwest as it had early in the month. Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, … [60][61][62][63], On 13 July the Russian Bird conservation Union (RBCU) said that the heat was killing most of European Russia's birds, especially those in Moscow. Here, we analyze these wildfires using observations of the Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI). [80] A total of 522 fires, including 122 in residential areas were registered on August 11. 1,* and . Anomalously high surface temperatures (35–41 C) and low relative humidity (9–25 %) from midJune to mid-August 2010 shown by analysis of radiosonde data from multiple sites in western Russia were ideal conditions for the wildfires to thrive. Russian Wildfires Spread Amid Record Heat, High Winds Lucian Kim, August 1, 2010, 10:36 AM EDT SHARE THIS ARTICLE. [33], On the 15th, Ruse, Bulgaria peaked at 37.2 °C (99.0 °F). In Berlin, the highest temperature was recorded at 38.9 °C (102.0 °F) as 3 more non-air conditioned local passengers trains had to be evacuated due to overheating of the interior passenger compartments, leading to passengers getting heat stroke, Deutsche Welle reported. But it also set new record high temperatures for most of the area affected, in the Northern Hemisphere. 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[54] At the same time the heat in Yakutia recorded 35.3 °C. [74], Temperatures began rising again in Ukraine in early August, with 35–40 °C (95–104 °F) being recorded at many central and eastern locations, including the city of Kiev, in the first week. The temperature was the hottest measured in 68 years. The first phase lasted only from April 2010 to June 2010, and caused only moderate above average temperatures in the areas affected. A meteorological synoptic pressure corridor ran from Germany and Poland east and northeast to western and north western Russia causing temperatures that were 4 °C, 8 °C and in one case 10 °C above the seasonal norm. On 28 June Kvass sales boomed in Russia.[45]. [135] Canadian media outlets also stated that there had been a large increase of people visiting hospital during the heat wave, such as Montfort Hospital, which reported 158 patients in one day. [116], A new heat wave hit Niger on June 21, causing an increased area of drought; causing crop failure and the threat o widespread famine. Russian emergency ministry officers load equipment into a helicopter at an airfield in Boguchany, Krasnoyarsk Krai on August 4, 2019. 2010 Russian wildfires is part of WikiProject Wildfire, which collaborates on wildfire-related articles on Wikipedia.If you would like to participate, you can edit the article attached to this page, or visit the project page, where you can join the project and/or contribute to the discussion. [46] A record-breaking heat wave in late June saw temperatures reach 37 °C in several central Russian regions, sparking forest fires and causing heat stroke in many people in various parts of the Central Federal District and Ural Federal District. The second phase (the main, and most devastating phase) was caused by a very strong La Niña event, which lasted from June 2010 to June 2011. Rank Death toll (estimate) Event Location Date 1. The heatwaves began in April 2010, when strong anticyclones began to develop, over most of the affected regions, in the Northern Hemisphere. [20] Various utilities urged customers to use less electricity as the aging power grid began to falter under the heat wave that ran from Virginia to Maine via New York. In August 2010 alone, about 192,000 died, up more than 27 percent from August 2009. 2. The National Meteorological Center (NMC) issued a yellow heat alert to the provinces of Shandong, Anhui, Jiangsu, Gansu, Beijing, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, Shaanxi and Shanxi Province on July 5. [133], New York City saw temperatures as high as 35 °C in some areas and it was predicted to reach 38 °C the next day. [125], The heat wave that left an overheating Morocco for the Iberian Peninsula on July 11 was attributed to the regional hot air currents that depart from the Sahara desert in Northern Africa at about 1,000 meters in altitude, which facilitated a movement in the hot air towards the Balkans and Ukraine via the Straits of Gibraltar, Spain and Italy. Both Philadelphia and New York City, as well as Baltimore, Washington, Raleigh, and Boston, eclipsed 100 °F (38 °C). Earlier in June, temperatures in Minsk hit 30 °C, while temperatures as high as 34 °C were observed in Kiev. In late May, record high temperatures were recorded in Ontario and Quebec. Heavy thunderstorms hit the High Swiss Alps, accompanied by heavy snow in some places. [47][60][61][63][132], The American northeast was severely affected as New York City saw a record temperature of 103 °F (39.4 °C) on July 6, and the heat hit 100.4 °F (38.0 °C) in Boston, and 40.6 °C in Baltimore on the same day, breaking the standing Baltimore record from 1983. [20], Spain suffered three deaths, including that of an 80-year-old man. The woman from Sevilla had been admitted to the local Virgen Macarena Hospital said the woman had also had multi-organ failure. [19] On the popular North Sea island of Helgoland, the temperature was only 20.5 degrees. On July 3, a heat wave hit parts of Ryazan Oblast, Krasnodar Krai, and the cities of Copenhagen, Bucharest and Budapest, killing a Romanian man with heat stroke. Fires destroyed one-third, about Six children and a Ukrainian tourist also drowned, whilst sober, in the Sea of Azov. The resulting fall in production in staples like maize, millet and sorghum affected much of West Africa's fragile Sahel, including neighbouring Chad and northern Nigeria. [85], On July 26 the heat reached near-record levels over Iraq. [85] There was also plenty of heat in Iraq, where a new unofficial hottest temperature record was set on June 14, 2010, at 52.0 °C (125.6 °F) in Basra. On 30 June, the heat in Yakutia reached the temperature of 35.3 °C,[46] as both the Siberian Federal District and Ural Federal District began to overheat. GeoWel Research . [137], The BBC stated that electricity providers were "urging consumers to cut back on energy use to relieve the stress on the power system ... in Philadelphia alone, 8,000 people lost power due to increased demand on Tuesday [6th July]" News agencies stated that people had been staying in air-conditioned churches to avoid the heat. In Frederick, Maryland, the temperature reached 106 °F (41 °C) in early July. The water authorities in the eastern town of Bullange warned that several water sources have dried up. Inverse Modeling of Nitrogen Oxides Emissions from the 2010 Russian Wildfires by Using Satellite Measurements of Nitrogen Dioxide . The Health Minister Ferruccio Fazio told the Health and Social Services of the regions, General Practitioners (MMG) and local Prefects to take emergency measures. A 3-day wildfire consumed about 150 hectares of forest in Georgia's central region is now under control according to both the Environment Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources.[36]. Most of them lived at the institute care home. Published 11 August 2010. [21] Les températures caniculaires — les pires « depuis 1000 ans » en Russie selon certains météorologues russes [2], [3] — sont notamment en cause dans ces incendies. Carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH 3 ) and formic acid (HCOOH) total columns are presented for the year 2010. Saint Petersburg, however, has yet to see the 30-degree mark. by Evgeny V. Berezin. Atmospheric impacts of the 2010 Russian wildfires: integrating modelling and measurements of the extreme air pollution episode in the Moscow megacity region Niger broke its own record set in 1998 the next day at 48.2 °C (118.8 °F) in Bilma. [47] Moscow's City Hall sent out water tankers to put water on the roads to prevent the tarmac from melting. Portugal and the 2010 Russia fires saw 66 and 54 respectively. Hurricane Preparedness and Response. [28][29], All of Rebordelo, Santa Maria da Feira, Aveiro, Braga, Sobradelo da Goma, Povoa de Lanhoso, Oporto, Viana do Castelo, Coimbra, Viseu, Leiria, Albergaria-a-Velha and Oliveira de Azemeis were ablaze. Published 6 March 2012. Following several weeks of unusual heat, wildfires began to spread in western Russia. The fires in … Wildfires raged throughout western Russia and parts of Eastern Europe during a persistent heat wave in the summer of 2010. [26], On July 11, temperatures skyrocketed in Vienna, Berlin, Munich, Amsterdam, Madrid, Lisbon, Zurich and Bucharest. WildFires iN russia Daria MOKHNACHEVA. [23] Foggia's town council gave free meals to those over age 65 due to temperatures of 40 °C (104 °F) and Rome had issued over 200,000 bottles water to its people over three days.[23]. [23] are at the maximum level 3 heat alert, and that on the 17th 3 cities in South Tyrol (which has the highest temperatures for 90 years) will also be affected. New heat record of Finland was recorded at Joensuu on 29 July when temperature rose to 37.2 °C (99.0 °F). emissions from Russian forest fi res in 2010. The average temperature ranged around 93 degrees Fahrenheit and there doesn't seem to be any break in the weather coming anytime soon. The wildfires burning all over central Russia have destroyed millions of hectares of crops. Institute of Applied Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, 46 Ulyanov Str., Nizhniy Novgorod 603950, Russia. [115], Dehydration was reported to have killed 1 person in Niger, while others in the region were at risk of water shortages on June 1. Pigeons cooling off in Kharkiv during 37 °C weather. [9], In mid June, much of Europe experienced very warm conditions, whilst Central Europe was being flooded. The weather caused forest fires in China, where three in a team of 300 died fighting a fire that broke out in the Binchuan County of Dali, as Yunnan suffered the worst drought in 60 years by February 17. [56] Electricity demand went up by as much as 6% in some Oblasts, leading to power supply problems. [56], 1,200 Russians had died June 1 and July 15 due to swimming whilst drunk. [90], The heat wave hit Wuhan city, Hubei Province, Qionghai, Hainan Province, Nanning city, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on July 3. On July 26 the heat reached near-record levels over Chad and Niger,[109] and about 20 had reportedly died in northern Niger of dehydration on July 27. OSHA, (August 2011). And low temperatures in 25 °C (77 °F) day are: 50 days in Tokyo, 49 days in Osaka, 48 days in Takamatsu, 47 days in Fukuoka, Hiroshima and Nagoya, 43 days in Kanazawa, 40 days in Yonago and 38 days in Niigata, all during same period. [19] Later on, official reports from the rescue squad denied that 9 people reported dead had died and that the air conditioning systems fail to cool the trains in temperatures over 32 °C (90 °F). [42] Owing to the drought, the government considered introducing a state of emergency in another two regions of the Russian Federation. [30], Two Italian water bomber planes were loaned to Portugal through the European Union's solidarity mechanism on July 28. Carbon monoxide (CO), ammonia (NH 3) and formic 2,* 1. [92] A report released by The Wall Street Journal on July 7 stated that June saw sales rise over the Independence Day holiday, especially along the East Coast of America. August 6, 2010 / 2:38 PM / CBS NEWS AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko Tourists walk along the Red Square, with the St. A nationwide near-record temperature of 39.4 °C (102.9 °F) was recorded in parts of Sion in Valais Canton, south west Switzerland on the 13th. The Belgian interior ministry said that three other communes in the southeast of the country have also appealed for emergency water supplies.[19]. [4] In August, a section of the Petermann Glacier tongue connecting northern Greenland, the Nares Strait and the Arctic Ocean broke off, the biggest ice shelf in the Arctic to detach in 48 years. [22], On the 12th, Portugal, Spain, Germany, Great Britain, Belgium, France, and the Czech Republic all suffered the hottest temperatures of the year, and the heat wave was most likely to continue over the weekend, according to German meteorologists. 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