The expert said that dangerous weather events are becoming more frequent in Russia due to global warming

The weather is increasingly testing Russians' strength. Dangerous meteorological phenomena have begun to occur more frequently in the country, Sergei Rybakov, general director of the Nature and People Foundation, said in an interview with RIA Novosti.

Russia is faced with an increase in the frequency of heavy precipitation, stormy winds are increasingly raging across the country and waves of extreme heat are accelerating. The scientist explains this increase in extreme weather events by global warming, which, in turn, is aggravated by the fact that people burn fossil fuels, increasing the concentration of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

At the same time, the greatest danger for Russia is not the heat, but heavy precipitation and wind. Heat waves do become stronger, but only within a couple of degrees, notes Rybakov. However, their frequency will continue to increase every year. It is the increase in the frequency of hazardous weather events that remains the main negative consequence of global warming and anthropogenic impact on the climate.