Russia's massive wildfires from space
Wildfires burning large swaths of Russia are generating so much smoke, they're visible from space, new images from the World Meteorological Organisation.
Since June, more than 100 wildfires have raged across the Arctic, which is especially dry and hot this summer. In Russia alone, wildfires are burning in 11 of the country's 49 regions, meaning that even in fire-free areas, people are choking on smoke that is blowing across the country.
According to the source, these fires emitted as much CO2 in a month as the whole of Sweden does in a year.