Six dead in gas explosion in a residential building in Siberia

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When the permafrost thaws – in the north of Russia the ground will slip out from under the people at some point, but at the moment they are mainly worried about the gigantic forest fires

Siberia was hit by an extreme heat wave in the summer. With climate change, the previously stable, cold ecosystem is falling apart: fires are raging, the ground is thawing, gases are escaping. This is not only a local catastrophe, but also a global threat.