Thought this might interest people. I had not seen a report until I looked at CNN website.
Picture attached is from 'WildFire Today' website.
http://wildfiretoday.com/Part of the Wildfire Today article is:
"....The government claims that 160,000 people are fighting the numerous fires, but they appear to be losing the battle as additional fires worsen the situation, leaving at least 52 people dead and more than 3,500 homeless as entire villages are consumed in fires.
About 140 flights were delayed on Friday at the Moscow airport when smoke from the fires reduced the visibility at times to as little as 1,100 feet....."
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/06/russia.smog/index.html?hpt=T1#fbid=1qz7lwE3xqC&wom=falseSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
* NEW: Russian president visits ambulance station
* Carbon monoxide levels are dangerously high in Moscow
* People are encouraged to stay indoors and wear masks
* There are no signs of the heat wave abating, and wildfires are still raging in the countryside
10 million people affected by smoke from wildfires that have risen the CO2 level by 5 times than safe. Plus a heatwave.
http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/europe/08/01/russia.wildfires/index.html#fbid=1qz7lwE3xqC&wom=falseSTORY HIGHLIGHTS
* About half of the hundreds of wildfires in Russia are extinguished or contained
* At least 28 people -- including two firefighters -- are dead
* In one village, all 500 residents have been evacuated, and nearly every house is burned
