Siberian wildfires now bigger than all other fires in world combined

ABC News' Patrick Reevell reports from Siberia on the unprecedented spread of wildfires as officials attempt to battle the flames in a region that is typically one of the coldest places on Earth.
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[@Jambajakumba]

How is this not trending on the news everyday. Siberia on fire is a HUGE deal. This place is bigger than most countries.

[@deadringer2349]

I like turtles.

[@AgaSoulMaster]

“News” Haven’t been trustworthy for a while now

[@zambot264]

@@AgaSoulMaster the fuk u doing here then

[@timothyhaines556]

There's hardly any people there. No people? Nobody cares.

[@jak3589]

Because mainstream media wants to spread nonsense lies

[@kpokpojiji]

World leaders will get together, wring their hands and express their deep concern. Then they will do nothing.

[@brentsummers7377]

Then fly home from Glasgow on their presidential planes or business jets or in first class!

[@coolnavy5339]

They can't do anything anyway

[@Happyyumaa]

And going in a bunker 🤡

[@asianpower3000]

A lot of people still dont see this as a problem, so even if all the world leaders and politicians got together the disinformation and distrust for science is already out there. We cant solve a problem if we are still debating if there is a problem. Also, businesses directly benefiting from this disinformation and distrust lobbying politicians to do nothing isnt helping either.

[@alexanderstrauss4785]

at the oil crisis in the 1970s was about deadline..... for change. They didnt. You might see that during our livetime things might get bad from one year to another.... might take 50 years from now or only 20..... the day alaskan, canadian and russian permafrost gets warm enough to release in one summer season....100 years equivalent of industrial greenhouse gases were done. .

[@booksteer7057]

I remember years ago when Yellowstone Park had a summer fire so big that the Park Service said they couldn't fight it. That they simply had to let it burn. It was not put out until the park got two inches of snowfall in November.

[@chancethompson8686]

I remember the summer very well... The sun was a dull orange ball, you could barely see thru the smoke in the middle of the day... Looks the same here in Montana today, dull orange sun trying to shine thru all the smoke, from the many fires we have across the state..

[@wisniamw]

I heard, that the fire can wait in the ground lvls for whole winter, to burst again in the summer when it is hotter

[@nunliski]

Your little Yellowstone fire is fucking peanuts compared to the fire this story is about.

[@chancethompson8686]

@@nunliski Why do you think that? How do you know it's real, and not more propaganda to push the climate change narrative.. Have you been to Siberia lately, or seen anything about it on other reputable news sites?? STFU your talking out of your neck...

[@xmoomoo134]

@@chancethompson8686 ... you don't believe in climate change? What in the world...

[@triplefresh3339]

Since 2019 it's been the last episode in a horror show

[@theequaliser8026]

Professor Jim lovelock warned world leaders of all you see today in 1975 and how these extreme weather conditions would increase exponentially wait till you see winter

[@cdawgforeal372]

*Since 2016

[@zionbayewu7069]

@@dariusus9870 stop talking nonsense. This is DRASTICALLY WORSE comparatively to what it's been in the past. Spouting an over generalized summary of life isn't bringing light to anything relevant.

[@carlosturciosolivera1899]

This decade is gonna be quite a ride. And we're just getting started...

[@TheReneg4de]

Decade? This is how it is now.

[@ariyahyisrael1232]

Yeah "THEY" knew this was coming thats why they invented greta thumberg.

[@lilxango9049]

😮

[@MBsr5]

Wild Gilbert by Lovindeer, literally is the song created 30yrs ago but for this decade.

[@ArkansasGamer]

@@ariyahyisrael1232 what are you saying? That humans aren't causing dramatic climate change?

[@chrisaguilera1564]

2020: This is the worst year in history. 2021: Kid, you ain't seen nothing yet.

[@peterpham6288]

How is 2020 even close to the worst year in history?

[@freshlykhan7076]

2022: ;)

[@emmanuelmendezmartinez657]

2022: dont make me start 2023: uhumm

[@terrapinflyer273]

2025:

[@LulaMae21]

@@peterpham6288 Maybe more like recent history.

[@wandarask8444]

I'm from Australia, and just heard about the fires, how sad. Australia's, weather condition is changing drastically,. In summer, it was nice being out doors, now the sun, feels like your skin is cooking. Thinking of you all in Siberia. Love from Australia x

[@danielrobertson2154]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvIZpqpj9yonLs

[@tsarcube9284]

Thank you. I would like to point out though, there is nothing new about these fires, they are yearly occurrence in Siberia.

[@javifuentes302]

Sounds like a regular day In arizona

[@sophk8457]

Thank you! Love from Siberia))

[@Bayyside]

Literally awful to see this happening. I was 15 when I last remember feeling like my skin was cooking on my walks home from school from PHX AZ. That was 11 years ago, my city is about to flame out here pretty soon :/

[@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt]

It's so sad that mainstream media doesnt cover this more. This is absolutely devastating

[@danielrobertson2154]

This is why they don't cover it. This is video of what started the fires. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvIZpqpj9yonLs

[@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt]

@@danielrobertson2154 wow that does look like a friggen Lazer. But what country would do that?

[@danielrobertson2154]

@@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt not a country.

[@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt]

@@danielrobertson2154 aliens?

[@danielrobertson2154]

@@DawnDiggetyNoDoubt lol not likely.

[@LohxLoh]

Siberia on fire is literally the opposite of hell freezing over

[@jonhon]

to say the opposite of "something that will never happen," sounds like something WILL happen

[@oscarlumberg8865]

Looks like hell has begun to thaw out

[@Bopper544]

@LohxLoh Heaven on fire?

[@Madenthewest]

Don’t you mean it’s like, not the opposite

[@eternalproductions]

I think you meant equivalent

[@Nickfromthe816]

Have not heard a WORD about this until now.

[@TheStockwell]

Yes, and Russia is famous for being open about disasters and conflicts within its borders.

[@littelstar5505]

I think so

[@Nickfromthe816]

@@TheStockwell yes masta

[@TheStockwell]

@@Nickfromthe816 The bizarre nature and lack of capitalization and coherence in your goofy response leads me to think you're a gamer. You're most welcome. ☺

[@BrigidFitch2112]

It happened there in 2020, too.

[@procerusgigas]

1:47, "swarms of insects, mean we need these protective suits.", as camera zooms on unprotected workers trying to solve an actual problem.

[@enotoly]

Putin: sends firefighters to other countries to help Russian forest: am I a joke for you? Greetings from Karelia, another Russian region that almost burned out this summer

[@user-bq3cx3cd8j]

Путину же плевать на Россию, и так поятно. Чисто источник ресурсов. А в Европе живут родственники и друзья

[@danielrobertson2154]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvIZpqpj9yonLs

[@tsarcube9284]

An ignorant hottake. There are plenty of firefighters dealing with these fires and always liquidate them every year. Nothing wrong with sending extra help to other countries.

[@comradekenobi6908]

It’s wrong to send help even though yourself is in need of one?

[@numeroVLAD]

Time for Karelia to end Moscow occupation

[@awsomemodels]

You know our world is screwed when even Siberia is getting giant wild fires .

[@sheryamiraslani6596]

Unbelievable! So right

[@williamnordeste1169]

Probably a natural occurrence years ago.Time to burn the twigs.

[@jname9368]

Oddly enough, Siberia gets their fair share of large wildfires. Its climate being so cold and wet almost year round makes the vegetation grow like (excuse the pun) wildfire, and so when they do get heatwaves and/or something starts a small fire, it's able to spread dramatically

[@BlakeOFishing]

It was never our world

[@doubtful_seer]

@@jname9368 this is true, but in our recorded history there has never been one this large, nor has the smoke ever reached the North Pole before (there would be geological record in the ice had it happened before).

[@hallway7095]

This is actually insane how am I just hearing about this

[@wholeNwon]

Been in the national newspapers. Lots of reporting.

[@tekktori]

because you only spend your time on the internet here, on youtube.

[@hallway7095]

@@tekktori I want to disagree but it’s kind of true

[@mango9087]

@@hallway7095 I'm guilty as well homie

[@wampsgames9973]

@@tekktori i mean ...... true

[@hebneh]

Significant temperature changes have been going on in Alaska as well. These far north regions are where climate change, so far, is the most noticeable - but since they have much smaller populations, the effects haven't affected as many people, and haven't been publicized as much.

[@johnnyvivic8730]

hebneh I live in Anchorage and can attest to this. The local temperature hit 83 degrees a couple weeks ago, which has never happened as long as I've been alive. For Anchorage, these temperatures are scorching. Fairbanks is seeing even hotter temperatures. Luckily, over the past week, it has suddenly begun dumping rain, which has been a welcome change from the endless heat.

[@Sleepy1988]

We definitely notice it in California. The fire season is going longer than normal and we’re seeing more wildfires each year. There’s overall less precipitation, we’re getting little if any rain in October in Northern California. Smoke from the fires has really been choking the air each summer where I live since 2018.

[@SuperTf2rocks]

People piped up so much about australia burning but dont give two shits if a northern country starts burning, liberal media at work

[@danielrobertson2154]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/rKvIZpqpj9yonLs

[@abelis644]

@@danielrobertson2154 Just stop with your stupid video, of a VOLCANO, AND SOMEONE WITH A GREEN LASER IT'S OBVIOUS. JESUS...

[@IAmebAdger]

This is the kind of thing where you expect all the world to band together to help defeat it.

[@jocksmachina7759]

Lets do it.

[@JohnDavis-yz9nq]

You would think that Biden would send some help being so worried about climate change but he may not know about it. I didn’t until just now.

[@dietznutz1]

Yeah that's never going to happen it wouldn't make a profit

[@netherwolves3412]

@@dietznutz1 yeah. That’s all anyone worries about.

[@drmodestoesq]

Yeah...all those nations that surround Russia that really, really love Russians. Yeah...that'll happen.

[@PresidentFunnyValentine]

One of the coldest places on earth is experiencing a forest fire? Oh boy... It's all downhill from here.

[@morbidmanmusic]

only for the idiot humans... the planet will come back fine. Better than ever.

[@LIONTAMER3D]

@@morbidmanmusic I was thinking the same thing

[@josephy8]

@@morbidmanmusic there is no come back only downhill

[@scoutlee3406]

Average temp in July being +60 °F

[@Krawna]

@@morbidmanmusic How are you so sure? Or are you in denial?

[@MatthewMurraycogswoth]

The world beats out the Onion headlines more and more

[@lnl4982]

??

[@frnnzy_]

@@lnl4982 ?? You don’t know *t h e o n i o n* ?

[@curiousseal2678]

@@lnl4982 the onion is a KZbin channel that posts fake but usually entertaining stories. It's meant to be satirical but many of the once seemingly absurd headlines have somehow slowly but surely been beaten out by the craziness of real headlines.

[@rylandrc]

Please link the onion video

[@redengineer4380]

@@curiousseal2678 In several cases The Onion articles have retroactively come true, making it a form of "predictive news", in a manner of speaking.

[@dinhnguyen2110]

When Russia is on fire, you know shit's real.

[@numeroVLAD]

Don’t be dramatic. It’s a pleasure to see Russia burn. Nothing wrong with that picture

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

When is Russia not on fire? Oh yeah, winter. Nothing much to see here. Just your normal summertime wildfires in Siberia.

[@Machster10]

This has been happening for the 10 years and people are just now taking notice.

[@ibeetellingya5683]

In the movies, nations around the world amazingly come together to stop invading aliens from destroying us. In real-life, nations around the world help destroy us all, and aliens are amazed.

[@timontide6404]

A more realistic alien invasion movie would be the aliens invading earth to stop the capitalists from destroying the planet, and the capitalists fighting back for their freedom to destroy the planet in the name of profits.

[@blizzard1198]

@@timontide6404 are you a communist

[@yuriichernenko794]

@@timontide6404 wow, so you want to talk about socialism and it’s bright future? Just read some history of China and USSR And let me know why you think you can build better version of it.

[@blizzard1198]

@@timontide6404 also aliens wouldn't care about our political views a real scenario is them killing all of us to stop is from destroying the planet

[@Max_Ohm]

Plot Twist: Aliens have been visiting and slowly heating up our planet to scrub us off of it, and move in.

[@Max_Jacoby]

American journalist: wears super fancy gas mask. Russian dude: smokes a cigarette.

[@damienboyington4057]

Because Russians eat fire for breakfast and wash it down with a cup of smoke.

[@aldod3937]

He probably lit it off the wild fire.

[@Feelthefx]

Also Russian dude: >50 year life expectancy

[@ms.j1160]

Clearly you don't hear his distinctly unAmerican accent.

[@helix9268]

Try 30 years. Apparently we did irreversible damage and this is the new normal. Gotta get it right starting now. No more delays.

[@xxWidex]

There should be an army division in fighting wildfire.

[@Jennifer-iw9bl]

Federal government was found to be more expensive and less effective than private contractors

[@tsarcube9284]

There is, and they are putting that fire out.

[@comradekenobi6908]

You do it then

[@SundraTanakoh]

No, Putin is more worried about selling gas to Germany and harassing Ukraine, he cares nothing for his own country. As much as I dislike Russia, they need help and their Army is doing nothing, normally I would laugh, but this is just too sad.

[@comradekenobi6908]

@@SundraTanakoh what country are you from

[@09lnt]

Where is almighty Putin, with his wisdom and power?

[@tsarcube9284]

Fixing this issue calmly like he does every year?

[@numeroVLAD]

@@tsarcube9284 Putin eats and 4uks Alina. Poor volunteers will fix it. Or not. It doesn’t really matter. Power is all that matters

[@RatedA4Aliens]

he is out there in his huge mansion sipping on Vodka

[@necronlord8274]

He does not care about Russia. Only thing he cares about is his personal wealth and wealth of oligarchs.

[@numeroVLAD]

@@necronlord8274 that right. Putin is a dickhead

[@ingermimi]

Finally western press telling about this disaster, so important to us all!

[@msheehandub]

Right? It's been going on a month and we just now hear about it

[@karenboyd9752]

Isaiah 30:30

[@mrbrown2351]

I agree

[@listennow5261]

Western press is a bunch of lying pigs!!!!

[@em945]

These fires have been going for many summer seasons getting worse, and it gets turned into ' there are always fires in Siberia ' by even the Russians. The size is the difference.

[@brownriceprod]

"the Earth will shake us off like a bad case of fleas. A surface nuisance." -Carlin

[@haylocktransport6695]

I want to live !

[@justrosy5]

God I miss him...

[@Dan-qt7kq]

Nailed it. Look at everything happening. So sad.

[@hhk5724]

“How are you doing, “this week” “

[@popot4627]

@@christopherderasmo5041 Average immune system against virgin bacteria. Who wins? Same thing happening here.

[@Hexigonic]

“Before you can fight fire, you have to get to it” This is gonna become a meme

[@calvin99991]

In Russia, fire come to you.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

Just use a sci-fi freeze-ray. Oh wait, we don't have that yet. Yeah, how do people think that fighting remote wilderness wildfires is worthwhile? Rather, very expensive and still nature is not tamed.

[@feminazislayer]

In order to put out the fires that are in the middle of nowhere and no civilization we have to traverse extreme terrain.

[@jaa89623]

There's a sad irony in the fact that the people most immediately impacted by climate change are the people furthest from industrialized society.

[@russtaylor2122]

Yes, although maybe best placed to cope when things get exponentially worse...?

[@Hyzic]

@@russtaylor2122 Not wrong there lol

[@apacheattackhelicopter8185]

You know that most of Russia's oil is extracted in Siberia? So yes, quite ironic.

[@Drlebt]

@@apacheattackhelicopter8185 can you comprehend how big is Siberia?

[@bucket399]

And the dipshits who are still denying climate change in this comment section will only believe it when it starts effecting them in their suburbs, at which point it will have gotten so much worse. Even that's a stretch though. if the pandemic has proven anything it's that people will deny inconvenient truths when it is literally right in front of their faces.

[@lexus8018]

What many don't realise is that Siberia is the less known brother of the Amazon, it burning is baaad

[@mishaa96]

yes, the Siberian forest has a major role on this planet. Oxygen!

[@mr.nightshade8465]

@@mishaa96 The ocean provides more oxygen than any of the land as

[@mr.nightshade8465]

You don’t realize how much algae is in the ocean and that’s producing most of our oxygen

[@mr.nightshade8465]

That scientifically proven and I’ve known about that for decades and decades and decades

[@stitches768]

@@mr.nightshade8465 yeah and we're fucking up the ocean too

[@makeracistsafraidagain]

When I think of the Earth I think of wildfires. And so will everyone soon.

[@anthonycrisci4647]

I can’t believe they thought they could drive a van there.

[@SecretEyeSpot]

My poor tigers and bears.. may they be safe

[@em945]

As horrible as it sounds, they may be better off dead

[@greasher926]

Tigers only live in south eastern Russia near the Chinese and Korean borders, so they are fortunately not affected by these fires.

[@naked-and-mad]

@@greasher926 But bears are not!

[@funquay2219]

My poor fellow humans. May they be safe!

[@varshasingh7317]

Yeah..they didn't do anything to deserve this..animals have to pay for human deeds...

[@watchout5508]

Humanity is almost done... Atleast I bought that phone I wanted...

[@Maxim_Miroshnichenko]

I look at the DJI drone I bought and I don't understand why I need it =(

[@shanehiggins3033]

These are the last of the last days. Get right with Jesus

[@LeckieInstallsLondon]

Its most important to recognize that steak that we ate and didn’t need to. 37% of all anthropogenic methane comes from farming 82 billion animals and methane is 86x more effective at trapping the suns energy in our atmosphere than co2. Heaven forbid they suggest we change our diets.

[@user-bq3cx3cd8j]

Why so many pussies in comments?Never saw a forest fire before? It'll grow back even more beautiful! Chill out

[@user-bq3cx3cd8j]

@@LeckieInstallsLondon meat is good for your health

[@welcometotheassylum118]

The only thing that has changed in the last say three thousand years is someone is recording it!

[@markmitin7397]

You know something really messed up with our world, when freaking Siberia burns.

[@rawonions8827]

All over the globe there have been record breaking weather events, from heat waves in spain to mass flooding in central china. The world is ending, money is killing it, and theres nothing we can do.

[@Maxim_Miroshnichenko]

This is the end for all Mankind. The last days...

[@gmikay]

You guys are under a misconception. Summers in Siberia are always dry and hot. Numbers are available in any weather source. Wildfires are expected and take place every year here. But this year is special because the government fu*ked up and didn't put any effort right in the beginning.

[@svang1013]

Siberia always burns you idiot.

[@oshowatt3420]

@@Maxim_Miroshnichenko lmao what

[@guyski666]

Let's destroy the only 2 things we need to live - air and water - just don't take our cell phones

[@AeAce]

Not just our cell phones, our internet too!!

[@DNSMLT]

This is heartbreaking and a nightmare!

[@tammiking9919]

Why?

[@olefella7561]

'Slavery, Colonialism and Colonization' are all evil things done and benefited by evildoers. Return the land to indigenous Native Siberian people.

[@serronserron1320]

@@olefella7561 Borders and ethnicity don't mean anything turn all consuming fire that burns anything in its path.

[@dct124]

It's Earth being Earth, it's supposed to burn

[@angelg1557]

@@dct124 say what now?

[@Deadly_Sins]

“But in Siberia, before you can fight wildfires, first you have to get to them.” That’s literally everywhere in the world

[@husqrok]

You probably missed the part that Siberia is out of reach for firetrucks and such.

[@RatedA4Aliens]

Not really - siberia doesnt have any roads nearby to help bring in the firetrucks

[@AA-xo7xl]

Everyone's gangsta till someone says "Hold my beer."

[@dsdy1205]

wait until all the methane deposits in the permafrost set off, then the fun begins

[@RealSaudiExplorer]

What happens to methane when it burns?

[@dsdy1205]

@@RealSaudiExplorer it becomes CO2

[@gamerjunction5335]

@@RealSaudiExplorer Methane is has about 80 times more warming impact than CO2.

[@alexyuliarto]

I wonder what will be come. Depopulation?

[@davidfultz6483]

Way to be optimistic! 👍🏻

[@natezsup5567]

earth: *literally burning* government: this is normal

[@TheEmerald524]

Higher taxes are the answer, that'll fix it

[@lowridr2]

@@TheEmerald524 money cant fix this the damage is already done its just how bad do we want to minimize it going forward

[@GS-vb3zn]

@@TheEmerald524 Is that what you're worried about? You might have to pay more in taxes to save the planet? You're gonna pay either way. Within 2 decades you'll be paying even more in taxes to maintain a huge military to fight the coming world wide wars over water, food and a place to live.

[@DJ_Kane1224]

End global warming!

[@robertfergusson5367]

This is everything the Traitor Trump and his people said wouldn't happen. Too many people decided global warming and climate change was a myth. Trump said its not a crisis, it'll cool down. You'll see. Nope. Its getting hotter. Heat waves and draught are now common to areas where they were rare. Well, this is the result. And it will only get worse from here on out if the governments of the world don't come together.

[@chickentit251]

Late 2019- current day feels like a fever dream

[@TheJjcczz]

Wow, I didn’t even know it was possible to live in Siberia, I thought it was so cold all the time that you could only be there for a few months at a time. I went to Uni in California and I remember the fire seasons and how the smoke was so bad they sometimes ended up having to close the campus. I can’t imagine how much worse it must be for the people living and working there

[@eoghansweetman217]

‘’The sky is red, and the world is on fire, and the corn is taller than me.’’ -Tom Waits

[@chrisfrank8413]

Goeat sht

[@Adam-ui3ot]

Interesting quote.

[@latterdaydude6125]

“Hippy” -Eric Cartman

[@christinefiori8714]

As per my post, this quote is exactly that. Trees burn giving potash to feed the corn seed.

[@hahahaha-rb2gd]

Amen

[@jeanhubley9179]

We need these billionaires to pay to study to save the world instead of a 19 minute ride to feel no gravity sure it?

[@dawnbolton6024]

Amen🙏👍

[@mnkwazi]

@@dawnbolton6024 Lots of selfish rich people in this world who have continued to deny climate change so they can keep making profits.

[@yourhuckleberry6757]

The earth has killed over 99% of living things before us. Those billionaires are providing a way for humans to become the one species the earth can't murder.

[@XLTBlarg]

@@yourhuckleberry6757 Your living in a fantasy if you think that is the case.

[@m.687]

Become a billionaire then, loser...

[@stevenbender66]

How did Earth survive before there were people to put out the fires.

[@tsarcube9284]

Don't ask question that climate crazies cant answer, to them forest fires started happening in the last 10 years and totally wasn't something that existed for thousands of years. Imagine the forest fires during the Dinosaur era, when the Earth was a hell of a lot hotter than it is now.

[@2perry2]

Siberia was like "hold my beer California, BC, and Australia"

[@KAH734]

Except the fire behavior and weather is much tamer there. Massive size is only accelerated by the lack of people they have. If they had to deal with ever changing canyon winds or fire storms or even burning at the intensity that fires on our west coast do, it be a lot worse for them. The section that man walked through still had leaf litter all over the ground and green young trees. We have fires that burn so hot it burns to bare mineral soil and grass wont grow back for years. Not to mention fires that make wind driven runs for miles in short amounts of time.

[@CristianmrWuno]

Let's remember that when the Amazon rainforest started burning, this Siberian forests had already 9 months on fire.

[@Shadowwarrior2288]

😧

[@CristianmrWuno]

@shmadz Not all Siberia is on fire dumbass

[@gst013]

Let's also remember the cause of those Amazon rainforest fires. So disgusting.

[@martiddy]

@@CristianmrWuno ...yet

[@rodm8131]

Amazon forests have been burning for years, this has been going longer ? Damn, wonder anything is left

[@Tate.MMusic]

And then as fast as the internet will become aware of this, 2 weeks later they’re gonna forget about it :(

[@mechqueen9064]

...and half of the internet will deny that we have a responsibility to do something about it.

[@ph1thym1es92]

I say that to all my friends....any big issue is an issue for a day then the next day its forgotten and the next big issue is the story. One of the many evil issues that has resulted from the internet and social media. The average human doesnt pay attention or care at all about anything that really matters outside if their own little bubble.

[@inlonging]

2 weeks? More like 2 videos from now no one will care

[@rocco8032]

Life cycle of news worthy events that are very important should command more coverage

[@procerusgigas]

@@mechqueen9064 What will you do? If you feel you have responsibility to do something.

[@xanderunderwoods3363]

I live in Alaska and our skies are filled with the smoke from Siberia

[@muhdict2224]

The saddest thing that when ecology activist tried to spread the word about these fires Russian government started to hate her and said not to say about the fires a word (when activist reached out to Leonardo di caprio)

[@zipy4900]

and people want communism

[@HShango]

Siberia will have it worse because of the methane

[@marks7192]

Those peat moss bogs are full of it. That's something im worried about for those fires.

[@r.a.6459]

Worried that our planet has pushed past the point of no return. It's all because of greed.

[@melissas7589]

@@marks7192 oh, interesting I wondered what they meant by that, thanks for clarifying.

[@cjdfv]

Shitty

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

@@marks7192 So what? Nothing new. If nature was so fragile, wouldn't it have fallen apart long ago? Not until recently could man do much of anything against wildfires. Let the peat bogs belch out methane if they need to. Not really going to change much of anything. What are you going to do about it? And me being an optimist, I guess I do like to pour rain onto people's Apocalypse-gasm.

[@chasehelpshumans7775]

We are living through one of news reel compilations in the movies where the world is ending

[@6av1d8]

We are living in a movie where we people help destroy each other and our planet

[@sillybilly2004]

Damn y’all really falling for fear media

[@jonquiljones]

And the scientists warned us this would happen decades ago, but no one listened...

[@v8stmpr]

Humans don't control the weather. All weather is completely natural

[@jonquiljones]

@@v8stmpr Weather does not equal Climate, oh sadly named troll account.

[@luckyluke1503]

Only Russians can face this kinda fire and laugh when they talk about it. Good luck to all of themes

[@chav2002]

Siberia is one of the harshest places to live im not surprised these guys are insane

[@shawnmcdonough7069]

Rich man plays with fire building rockets, poor man prays to fire not to burn his livelihood.

[@forbello]

and what’s your point? Or did you just think this dumb comparison would flood your notification centre with likes?

[@Krezmick]

@@forbello Did you step on a lego this morning or something...

[@forbello]

@@Krezmick oh hello 👋 No, no lego accident. As usual my day has been pretty sweet ✌️ It seems you’re implying I wrote my comment because I was in a bad mood……I’m afraid that’s not the case. I simply read Shawn’s comment & decided It was worthy of some abuse. Simple as that.

[@melanie.l6282]

Shawn Well said

[@Beemer760]

our good old bbc seem to have missed this completely , guess it doesn't meet their editors "news worthiness" criteria

[@moo_moon128]

Amen

[@engleblerthumferlumpadinck6536]

Thanks to your glorious though somewhat dishevelled leader, the BBC is now little more than a propaganda mouthpiece. I bet you got lots of news about Afghanistan, together with some tough talk and sound bites from said leader? Churchill moment right round the corner on that one. Any emergency that actually matters, idk like perhaps the earth burning to death = 'no news is good news'.

[@brandenburgquentinthe3rd532]

@@engleblerthumferlumpadinck6536 would you rather all the news was controlled by the rightist corporations, which are far more propogandist? It's called perspective if in moderate amounts, like what the BBC does, when it tries to control you more than inform you, then it's out of line. But what the hell do I know, go watch anti-scottish news, or maybe gb news lol

[@uhu597]

Can't imagine its devastating impact on the wildlife.

[@KDrop84]

😭😫

[@emilkarenon2503]

Change drives evolution. I bet its having a hell of an impact. Rock on wildfires!

[@kushking949]

If I got a record deal I would spend 99% of my money to help fix the planet but nice people like me do not make it but for that slim chance I do make it big to help this dying planet I keep on keeping on.

[@SA-op4xu]

They love it , it’s toasty.

[@vacciniumaugustifolium1420]

Boreal forest are used to get wildfires, a lot of species doesn't grow on a mature forest and can only grow after the forest has been cleared by a wildfire the forest would usually regrow quickly enought. Its still a catastrophic event, but the long term effects are not that big if the climate allows it.

[@shockwave6213]

Wildfires are a fact of nature. People are only affected so much by them because we live in and build a lot in the forsets now. Fires used to happen on a regular basis. You can see a pattern developed into the rings of thousand year old trees by char marks. Back before industrialization, fires were also nowhere near as bad because the forests were cleared of fallen wood for use as firewood or turned into charcoal. The fires get so intense in wildfire prone areas because constantly fighting the fires allows for a huge buildup of fuel on the forest floor. The rings in the trees I mentioned above started getting less char patterns around the time modern firefighting made fighting them possible.

[@noname-xo5mp]

WHAT COULD BE WORSE THAN A GIANT PAINT BUBBLE?!! Patrick: *"Oh, I Know"*

[@secredeath]

Those poor animals

[@will7its]

Yes but a burned over area supports much more life in the years to come than an old thick forest ever will....

[@Marijuanifornia]

@@will7its That doesn't apply anymore because more forests keep burning, year after year, without a chance to really grow back.

[@michaeld.williamsiii9026]

It’s heartbreakingly devastating, even more possible species will face extinction...💔🌏💔

[@morphan7989]

The Siberian tiger was already going extinct 💔 imagine now

[@unitedspacepirates9075]

Poor humans dont realize the consequences of their actions.

[@kimjongpoon4202]

“We need protective suits bc of the bugs” *local russian man with his shirt off standing nearby*

[@stopcomplyingwiththestatet4930]

1:46 utter crap, innit?

[@kellymm7630]

Siberian not Russian

[@oTroubles]

@@kellymm7630 what country is siberia in?

[@avidaviation67]

@@oTroubles Mother Russia however Siberia is it's own country but still apart of Russia

[@user-hh5cq2rb4x]

They don't bite locals. It is proven by my own experience!

[@cell28]

at 1:06 the driver is actually smoking a cigarette while driving through the smokey area...-WTF ???

[@davidcardenas9099]

This is the end my friends… enjoy what time we have left here, for it will soon run out. Hold those you love close… & tell them how much you love them everyday. The crushing anxiety of watching our beloved Earth perish affects so many, you are not alone You are not to blame for this! Stay strong & prepare yourself, things will only get worse before we have true revolution.

[@tsarcube9284]

I'd just like to point out, the Earth was a hell of a lot hotter when Dinosaurs were around and most species thrived in that environment. The only reason we ever got cool in the first place is due to the ice age.

[@susanapollo284]

How did AOC know??

[@Cheaps928]

@@tsarcube9284 but if you think about the outcome. humanity is going to vanish from earth before the next ice age. The world is ending sooner than people say and thats a forsho whether anyone believes it or not

[@Rob-ws2kh]

I think you might see your life out pal lol

[@izoneternity4everhome219]

And 1/3 rd of the earth burned. See the movie interview with the antichrist. On vimeo a real eye-opener

[@nercon8719]

To all who are impacted by these fires I am genuinely sorry and I wish you good luck with surviving these fires I’ve dealt with wildfires and it still haunts me to this day

[@marty88ish]

This area is very remote so not a lot of people will actually be affected. The scary part is they’re saying it’s so remote even getting to it to fight it is very difficult. This is one of the largest forests in the world and it being on fire is going to do a lot to speed up global warming. Very scary.

[@davidbaldwin1591]

The recent fires, floods and other weather events must be putting a financial strain on quite a few countries. Just the interruptions would hurt, much less the rest.

[@vincentmontgomery9770]

Don’t get forget the new strains of the virus 🦠

[@Leo-zk9rd]

why are you worried about a financial strain when people are fucking dying

[@charliec2622]

Naive.

[@poker345611]

Climate change activists are starting some of these fires to show that the world is on fire and governments need to give them mountains of cash. Destroying the planet to get funding for their noble cause.

[@tilted6368]

@@Leo-zk9rd because the financial strain could lead the entire world into chaos, and people are always fucking dying you dolt

[@BLACK_LIVES_MATTER64]

This is a sign of End times.

[@BlackEpyon]

They've been saying that since Jesus died. He was supposed to come back in the lifetimes of at least SOME of the people who knew him, but he's at least 1950 years overdue. He ain't coming.

[@xiyx9748]

@@BlackEpyon END TIMES!"!!"

[@Rudyelf1]

@@xiyx9748 give an exact date of the end.

[@Chan71222]

AMEN!!!

[@BlackEpyon]

​@@xiyx9748 That is precisely the kind of thinking that got us into this mess. Stop it.

[@dougshelton69]

I don't want to set the world on fire. I just want to spark a flame in your heart🎼🎵🎶

[@agator2660]

It's unfortunate that we are still debating global warming instead of a unified action plan.

[@captainlockes2344]

Blame it on anti-climate lobbying and the spread of misinformation. Half of the country is now brainwashed and are fighting against their best interest.

[@buddah3418]

@@captainlockes2344 no there has always been news on this and some democrats have pushed it almost every year. Most people were focused on dumb news so i guess that speaks for you aswell.

[@captainlockes2344]

@@buddah3418 Not sure what you mean by “that speaks for you aswell”. Of course there has always been news about this. Scientists have been warning about this for decades now. You have no idea how long the disinformation campaign has been going on. It’s not just a recent thing.

[@buddah3418]

@@captainlockes2344 what I mean by that is that you aswell are misinformed about the climate and pushing it further.

[@buddah3418]

@@captainlockes2344 i actually research so i have more than just an idea of how long. i think its more obvious that alot of misinformation has been going on for almost a century including this but commenting and doing exactly as u always have been doing and will keep doing isnt gonna help so thanks for your input of how well you believe one side or the other and not knowing its two side of the same coin.

[@AshGreen359]

That's a lot of carbon being released into the atmosphere. The planet is F'd

[@kmoses582]

Why do you think the planet is fucked due to co2?

[@hielogogo9109]

Nonsense. All this CO2 goes right through the ozone layer in infinitive space like it already does for billions of years. The earth has been in much worser state, even with humans living on it. It's been much warmer and much colder. We puny humans cannot be the cause of climate change. There's always been climate change for billions of years, there have been much more volcano eruptions and forest fires then now and much more CO2 output that always just went to the ozone layer in billions of years. All that snow and ice is also leftover from the last ice age and is finally but slowly dissapearing again, then you'll see the nature etc what was originally under all that snow. Latest fires in Greece had been put on by humans and it might be this one also, guy is even walking with a cigaret there.

[@stephenscott2944]

@@hielogogo9109 even if ,it does go thoug,h the ozone layer, it is building up, from some where.?

[@hielogogo9109]

@@stephenscott2944What you see on satelites is constant CO2 output what goes through the ozone layer. If it get's stuck in the atmosphere the earth wouldn't be livible already billions of years ago because due to the much more volcano's we had, comet impacts, giant forest fires that has cost much more CO2 output then what were creating.

[@reccomtal9471]

Hielo Enelcerebro

[@alexanderB9869]

How have i not heard of this

[@bawkray]

thats a misleading title with parameters that could have often described the California wild fires

[@batman1169]

Canada 🇨🇦 needs to fire up the water bomber plane factory ✈️ they discontinued in 2016. They are the best water scoopers in the world. Can’t bill gates or bezos cough up $30 million per plane, chump change for them.

[@phantomdracula]

“Some people just want to watch the world burn.”-Alfred 🦇

[@Thunder_Dome45]

Not their job

[@sophiejones304]

They think they will fine, but eventually everyone will be affected by these calamities

[@Kseriessuck]

@@Thunder_Dome45 its not but I couldn’t watch the world burn

[@iGame3D]

The lakes in siberia have been drying up, where to get the water for the water bomber?

[@fr2ncm9]

I don't think we have another thirty years to get our act together. I think we are well past the tipping point 😥

[@user-wx4nv8xr3d]

all because you wanna use your phones and drive your cars

[@gregoryabbot420]

Well, most scientists agree with you. We really ARE a failed experiment of nature. Falling out of a tree and not climbing back up was bad enough. But that opposing thumb. BAD idea.

[@shanemorehead5024]

@@user-wx4nv8xr3d Individual consumption isn't the problem, it's unsafe practices used by corporations.

[@matthewgibbs6886]

@@shanemorehead5024 CORPORATIONS SET THE FIRES.

[@_GandalfTheGrey_]

@@user-wx4nv8xr3d How did you manage to type and post that comment to us all? Did you just use your mind powers, or…?

[@geraldpolmateer3255]

In 1963 students were told by scientists to prepare for another ice age. What happened. They were also told by scientists that at the current consumption rate oil would run out in 25 years. 25 years later was in 1988. What happened?

[@svang1013]

Good point. People will believe anything if you make them afraid.

[@yosefmacgruber1920]

In so many movies and video games, it was the mad-scientists who caused the disaster. Does anybody know what they might be trying to tell us in that?

[@webesprit01]

Everyone’s gangsta until a place has worse wildfires than California

[@WasBannedTho]

“I lived here for 40 years and I don’t remember such fires”

[@mr_4point681]

Damn..you a brown bear or what?

[@yahyarisqi7879]

@@mr_4point681 it's a quote from one of the person speaking in the video

[@whatreally3109]

because the ones that did burn were small and went out. It was only a matter of time before this happened

[@thelordjesus1136]

“Therefore everyone who hears these words of Mine and acts on them, may be compared to a wise man who built his house on the rock. And the rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and yet it did not fall, for it had been founded on the rock. Everyone who hears these words of Mine and does not act on them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand. The rain fell, and the floods came, and the winds blew and slammed against that house; and it fell-and great was its fall.” Matthew 7:24‭-‬27

[@deal2683]

Still people believe climate change is a hoax

[@jared2823]

I feel like the era of humans is coming to an end. And I think that’s okay

[@rogerrendzak8055]

Yes, hand in hand, the last generation of humans, walking off into the sunset🌄!!!

[@renegaderebel2223]

And our greedy and corrupt politicians sleep over the crisis.

[@lucraetius]

Few cities will burn, few cities will sink, habitable zones will shift northward. Not the end of humanity by any means. But it will plunge billions into extreme suffering. And it's not okay, and all it takes to start going in the opposite direction is a strong government who is willing to endure riots of the ignorant masses while saving them with strict measures. Doesn't help that the people elect the biggest selfish liar they can find, because that's what most of them are. But a revolution will come. Sooner or Later.

[@wnklee6878]

@@rogerrendzak8055 Not to worry, the planet will survive kzbin.info/www/bejne/bYiWZHuImJZ0bMU

[@renegaderebel2223]

@@lucraetius a purge will happen.

[@brrrhahash1t]

Did anyone else notice the driver smoking at 1:05?

[@Supernimo735]

Literally hell.

[@birdlynn417]

God, the poor wild life and all the animals...so many animals. Such a horrible fright and end.

[@kushking949]

If I got a record deal I would spend 99% of my money to help fix the planet but nice people like me do not make it but for that slim chance I do make it big to help this dying planet I keep on keeping on.

[@gregsmarth3581]

Crispy Critters

[@russgaartexastrainingandbo949]

The animals, large mammals anyway know how to get away from the fires.

[@petetimbrell3527]

@@kushking949 A kind offer. What about all the money Bezos/Branson etc spend just for a few minutes in the sky in a flying penis-extension. They could spend those $billions to fight fires instead. But no, they just show off their money instead. And other billionaires? Too busy on their yachts. Bottom line - the planet is already fucked. Its already past the tipping point and there's no way back because these fires make the climate change even faster. 100 fires today = 1000 fires next year etc

[@animalanimal7939]

Hahajajajaja. I love it

[@nunayobiz]

"If the Earth dies you die. But if you die, the Earth survives." - Klaatu Since we won't change , seems like mother nature is taking the initiative....

[@mylesstubblefield6082]

Exactly. Our time here is the fraction of a blink of an eye for the Earth. It’s been lava, ice, water, and plants and fungi. It will always be in flux and will survive (especially fungi). We’re just worried about ourselves lol she will live on whether we live or die

[@timothyhaines556]

Sorry. There's just not that many dead people. I guess you'll have to be satisfied with what death there is.

[@isobelmiddleton6353]

The Universe fights back.. we have never deserved this planet.

[@andresmerino9461]

What a wonderful world.... and we..e the human beings just consumed it!! We are a virus!

[@coryperlman6167]

Klaatu is a great band

[@tedf1471]

What are 1,800 people downvoting? They don't like or want to believe in the bad news shown?

[@luvzdalewdz7630]

Holy moly thats crazy i haven't even heard about this.

[@Neal_YouTube]

Love the part where the driver is smoking a cigarette. I guess there's nothing left to worry about accidentally setting on fire.

[@RIXRADvidz]

A Careless Cigarette almost destroyed a Major Russian Historical Landmark when I was in St Petersburg last. Drunk, Careless, genuinely stupid, there's a lot of those fires probably started by a 'careless cigarette' or defiant peasant

[@zdrumrguy]

What I love is the nicely stacked HIGH pile of wood as the splash screen. I'm sure that didn't add to the situation 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@strangewayfaringstranger]

There's no point in quitting smoking when everyone there is smoking too. Actually, wildfire smoke is 10 times worse.

[@Sol-ui2if]

Covid variants: We are the ones humanity fear. Ancient viruses waking up from permafrost: Hold my beer.

[@ryanhighberg4662]

Someone has watched fortitude

[@danielmoreno-gama5973]

Dam even our extinction will be a jojo reference 😔

[@ibeetellingya5683]

Ancient viruses from Siberia? Pffffft. We're starting to import them from other planets

[@RajaRickin]

Yes, not enough peeps are talking about potential viruses that were frozen for years that might just show up

[@perro7183]

Mother nature keeping things in balance

[@dombenjak]

Im from australia, and I honestly didnt think fires could get any worse

[@thersten]

I can't wait for the world to turn into a molten inferno so I can tell everyone "I told you so" 💀💀💀

[@christiant.1113]

I've never heard a dead guy talk, so that would be cool.

[@kurga]

"Swarms of insects mean we need these protective suit" show guy wearing t-shirt

[@stillgonnasendit5068]

Some people don’t care but trust me as someone who has been there and had people I know live there they can be deadly, even mosquitos.

[@oriolesfan7807]

The mosquitoes in the Arctic are a huge nuisance. I've been to Alaska and the Canadian Arctic of Yukon and Northwest Territories. They're terrible and get into everything and everywhere including the car, even if the door is closed.

[@ogpd4898]

@@oriolesfan7807 how do they get into a closed car??

[@oriolesfan7807]

@@ogpd4898 through the vents and an open window. It's not freezing cold up there in the Summer.

[@_FirstLast_]

@@oriolesfan7807 My dad took multiple trips to Alaska on solo camping expeditions. He told me many times about how the mosquitos were so thick you would breathe them in through your nose constantly during the summer. It was the only negative experience he had to share, rest was marvelous from his telling.

[@Songshare]

This could have been prevented were it not for greed. 😭 😭 😭. Fire can teach us a thing or two about greed; it will consume everything in its path.

[@RandyBoBandy.]

How TF do you prevent forest fires in the most desolate, uninhabited place on earth? Fires are as normal and natural as rain and wind you dope.

[@serahkonner]

So is greed. Sorry i saw what this person was getting at greed like fire its destructive both leave nothing.

[@RandyBoBandy.]

@@serahkonner without greed, nobody would aspire to become more successful than anyone else. It was “greed” that created and innovated this very platform. KZbin, Apple, Wal Mart and every other thing on earth which makes your life and my life better was a direct result of greed. People have to wake up and realize what they are able to have. Everyone whines about global warming except won’t give up their air conditioning, cars, loaded grocery store shelves and every other aspect of life short of living in a cave eating wild berries.

[@KnucklesWTD]

@@RandyBoBandy. the fires are boosted and stronger due the planet warming.

[@RandyBoBandy.]

@@KnucklesWTD says who???? What were the wildfire stats in 1834 or 1765 or 1231? Your assertion is completely arbitrary and made up. No proof. No science and no merit.

[@theodorevegh6030]

"Earth, Wind and Fire" by Theodore Alexander Vegh, B.S.

[@nappybiscuit]

How bad can they be if it takes hours to get there to put them out?

[@brbhave2p00p4]

Looks like we will witness an ice free Antarctica before 2040

[@Odin33356]

Point as many mirrors or solar panels at the sun as you possibly can and complain the climate is changing.

[@saltylegion6288]

One could only hope! I'd love to vacation there before I die! H

[@Odin33356]

@@ginagina5452 if we cared about anything we wouldn't have jarheads testing bombs on fault lines next to a nuke plant creating earthquakes that affect Yellowstone

[@NebraskaWriter]

You are way too optimistic! By 2030, all animal life including humans will end on this planet. It’s way too late.

[@BMSODMG]

A lot more flooding coming

[@WalkinBeauty278]

i thought this was one of the last outposts for mankind after the rest of the world cooked

[@kittenritty7959]

Unfortunately it’s apart of the world that is cooking. Nice to watch it bake I guess.

[@jinxatocious]

The last outpost is space. Which is why the billionaires are starting to go there.

[@timjoseph887]

@@jinxatocious Never happen...

[@ZacTBH]

No where to run.

[@DeepSeas..]

Just wait until the ice shelves in Antarctica start melting. Everyone near the cost will have to move.

[@marciayoung1094]

Prayers for all of the people in Siberia

[@7GtwNYkHYs]

Holy cow that is not good for the planet, the people fighting the fires are brave. They need to win

[@kathrynlgarza]

So devastating 💔😢

[@marcusaurelius9577]

You do realize practically no one lives in Siberia just animals and trees there it isn’t the worst fire in Siberian Russian history what happened in 1908 with a giant meteor

[@Radwar99]

@@marcusaurelius9577 Over 30 million people live in Siberia, wtf are you going on about? You can literally see villages in the video, did you even watch it?

[@fredlandry6170]

Very sad so much beautiful forest just gone.

[@rogerrendzak8055]

@@marcusaurelius9577 NOT TRUE, sir!! There wasn't a significant fire!

[@rogerrendzak8055]

@@Radwar99 I don't know if it's quite 30 'million' people. I think that's an over estimate.

[@KAT-fz6yn]

when the permafrost is gone we'll boil

[@r.a.6459]

Methane burp. More potent greenhouse gas than CO2.

[@Funkteon]

Title should end with 'Until Australian fire season begins in November'

[@ivang8655]

It’s a shame that it will most likely take this story hitting international news for them to do anything substantial about it. Happy it being reported on.