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Author : A. Kokorin
Director, WWF-Russia Climate and Energy Program
I will say right away that we did not have tornadoes or
typhoons. On May 29, there was a collision of two
fronts and the temperature difference caused a strong
wind - up to 30 meters per second, an all-time record.
However, similar phenomena occurred in July 2016
and in July 1998. In terms of atmospheric physics, this
phenomenon is entirely different than, for example,
typhoon or tornado.
It is impossible to identify a specific cause. However,
it is a fact that anomalous phenomena (stronger winds, gale-force winds) are becoming more
frequent. Measurements made across the Russian territory show that this is a meridional intrusion
of cold air masses. Therefore, this measurement of the meridional transfer is the result of certain
fluctuations in the climate system as it receives a greater amount of energy. Such phenomena
are brought about by a slight increase in the greenhouse effect, caused by the effects of human
economic activity and transformed through complex oceanic-atmospheric interaction models.
It is more correct to talk about climate change, because it involves primarily fluctuations and
abrupt ups and downs. It may happen that, if we do not ratify the Paris Agreement before the
fall of 2018, we will not be able to vote at Paris Agreement bodies, whereas the Americans will.
So far, a greater threat to the oceans, especially to marine life, including calcium shells and hulls,
is increasing ocean acidification. High CO2 levels in the atmosphere lead to ocean acidification.
This is a rather complex process and it is apparently responsible for coral bleaching.
Research is under way and if it proves that this process poses a serious threat to the atmosphere
and the climate, then this will become an additional argument in favor of reducing carbon dioxide
and other greenhouse gas emissions.
The main problem is garbage disposal. Granted, sometimes everything is reduced to incineration
plants. Second, the clean air problem exists in many cities. Third, we need to prepare to adapt to
climate change - initially in the health care sector, wildfires and forestry, and then down the entire
chain in all areas. Some attempts are being made but as is often the case, that is mostly on paper,
not in reality. There is tick-borne encephalitis in some areas and respiratory or cardiac diseases
in others. I believe that there should be a federal program and a national plan for adaptation to
climate change, but the responsibility for their implementation should be delegated to regions.
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"We Did Not Have Tornadoes or Typhoons"