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Permafrost thawing and drought may cause major damage well-being of Russia, while flood damage is more likely not provoked by climate, but by an incorrect approach to construction, told RIA Novosti the head of the department of meteorology and Climatology, Faculty of Geography, Moscow State University Lomonosov Alexander Kislov.
“Frost permafrost is really a problem, but in the north few people live. But there the economic effect is significant. By estimates by a group of Russian scientists that by 2050 damage to the economy Russia’s permafrost thawing will amount to 8.5% of GDP, “said scientist.
He clarified that in every major region of Russia you can choose its leading environmental process, which is tied to climate. If it is north, then it is degradation of permafrost, if Kalmykia, Stavropol Territory, then this is desertification, progressing aridity.
“I would not say that we are very threatened by floods. The damage from them is connected not so much with the violence of the elements, but with human stupidity, to build something where you can’t build, “- added Kislov.
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