Environmental monitoring of Lake Baikal

Area covered by fires in 2014



Area covered by fires, thousand hectares
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In 2014, the total area affected by fires increased by 5.2 times compared to 2013 and amounted to 173.46 thousand hectares. In comparison with 2012, the area covered by fires increased by 3%, and in comparison with 2009 – decreased by 55%.


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