A heatwave in one of the coldest locations in the world, Siberia, has sparked concerns after exceeding air quality controls by 40 times the safety limit due unprecedented forest fires causing the worst fire seasons in recorded Russian history.
Global warming has caused a month of an intense smoke haze that Siberian officials have now begun removing young children to safer locations.
Total wildfire carbon emissions from Sakha Republic have reached 65 megatonnes so far this year with almost two months left of the fire season.