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Alexander Bedritsky, Presidential Adviser on climate change
For almost 55 days in the central part of Russia the temperature has remained no lower than 30 degrees Celsius, since the end of June to the present.
I should emphasise that such phenomena occur from time to time, especially during periods of warming.
If one looks up in the manuscripts we may find that the same situation occurred in the 14th century.
In the first half of the 14th century there were 12 droughts, including 8 that struck the whole of the then Russia.
It is described in Tretyakov's and Nikon's chronicles.
The droughts were quite frequent and could last for 2 months.
I tell this to show that such droughts are common during a period of warming.
Recent researches have made it clear that during such periods the climate becomes less stable.
The annual range of the temperature is extreme.
It's extremely hot in summer and extremely cold in winter.
The variation of the annual temperature is affected by the process of warming.
Warming also brings harmful natural disasters.
At present, science cannot identify exactly how warming affects disasters such as droughts, floods and hurricanes.
Nevertheless, some kind of influence is evident.
It's enough to observe the climate for a long time to find out that global warming is influencing natural disasters. In Russia, the climate has been being accurately observed since 1991.
And a trend is evident. The number of natural disasters has been increasing in these 20 years.
This proves that global warming is not a myth, but a reality. Scientists have now proved it.
What the global warming is caused by is another question.
Certainly, the human factor is one of no small importance.
Human activity causes the concentration of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere and the concentration of this gas causes the greenhouse effect.
What can people do in such circumstances? They first of all should adapt to the climate change.
Then people should arrange their activities in such a way that it will minimize the effect on the climate of the planet.
These are the two main conditions for the future well being of humanity. These issues should be taken into consideration.