Climate warming in the Russian North: biomedical aspect

Abstract

Objective. To summarize the data regarding the warming of climate in the Russian sector of the Arctic and the effect of this process on the population health.

Materials and methods. The search and review of official documents of the international organizations, Rosgidromet, the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation and other institutions as well as scientific publications with experimental data on the situation and plan of actions in conditions of the current changes in the Arctic climate.

Results. The data presented show that Siberia and Arctic warm up more strongly than the other regions of the planet. The temperatures in these regions grow twice as faster than the world average ones.

Conclusions. The problems of negative consequences of climate warming for Perm Krai are urgent since Gainsky, Kosinsky and Kochevsky regions are officially included in the list of the territories of the Extreme North. In Perm Krai, there is possible an increase in the number of weather phenomena and risks for health associated with them.

Keywords

global climate change / Russian Arctic / Perm Krai / permafrost / pathogens

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