Russia Warming Over Two Times Faster Than Rest of Planet

Russia is warming at 2.5 times the global average and faces a dramatic rise in related threats—from floods to fires—the country’s Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection revealed Friday in its annual report.

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“Growth of average temperatures in Russia in 1976-2014 was 0.42 degrees Celsius in 10 years, which is 2.5 times more than growth of global temperatures on Earth for the same period—0.17 degrees Celsius in 10 years,” the ministry wrote, according to media reports.

“Climate change leads to growth of dangerous meteorological phenomena,” the ministry continued, citing dramatic floods and severe forest fires last year. According to the agency’s calculations, Russia faced 569 events in 2014—marking the greatest number since the ministry began keeping track.

The report charts temperature fluctuations affecting the climate, leading to ice melting, sea levels rising, floods, droughts and other phenomena.