Siberia Wildfires

About wildfires in Siberia

Siberia's vast boreal forests experience massive wildfire events that rival or exceed anything seen elsewhere on Earth. The region's fire season, typically from May to September, can produce fires that burn millions of hectares and generate smoke plumes visible from space.

Climate change is dramatically increasing fire activity in Siberia. Arctic regions are warming at nearly four times the global average, thawing permafrost, drying forests, and creating conditions for unprecedented "zombie fires" that smolder underground through winter. The 2021 fire season saw over 18 million hectares burn across Russia, mostly in Siberia.

This tracker monitors all satellite-detected fire activity across Siberia in real-time.