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 Coastal Erosion is when waves slowly weaken land near the coast and cause it to erode over time. According to " climatechangepost.com " (last updated April 2024) "In the Russian Federation, 25,000 km of the 61,000 km total length of the marine coast suffers from severe erosion." This is significant as coastal erosion can have many negative impacts on the economy. For example, coastal erosion can make it difficult for ships to navigate shipping ports, damage property, and impact fishing and agriculture. To put this in perspective, according to an article titled " Some Estimates of Coastal Erosion in Russia " (published in 2002) Russia loses 5000 ha of important coastal areas annually, or (50 MILLION meters squared). This is something that the ever growing issue of the thawing of permafrost impacts. According to " https://thebarentsobserver.com " (published in 2021) "The Russian State Commission for the Development of the Arctic has pointed t

 Two notable heat waves which have occurred recently in Russia include a heat wave in 2010, and a heat wave in 2020. According to metoffice.gov.uk (siting the The World Meteorological Organisation) a heatwave is "a period of more than 5 consecutive days where the daily maximum temperature exceeds the average maximum temperature by 5°C or more." According to metoffice.gov.uk , the Russian heatwave in 2010 occured due to a "Blocking High" which seems to be a concentrated point of high pressure. Primarily because of this tragic event, Moscow reported over 14000 deaths in July 2010. From around January 2020 to June 2020, Siberian regions experienced an extreme heat wave likely due to climate change.   This image (taken from worldweatherattribution.org ) Shows the difference between the average temperatures during the heatwave and the average temperatures from 1981 - 2010 during the same months. worldweatherattribution.org states that "The results showed with hi