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Russia warming faster than global average — weather agency

According to lead researcher of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand, the average annual temperature in the temperate latitudes of Eurasia is rising 2.5 times faster

MOSCOW, November 11. /TASS/. Climate warming in Russia is occurring at a faster rate than the global average, Roman Vilfand, lead researcher of the Russian Hydrometeorological Center, told TASS.

"Global warming has its own spatial and temporal peculiarities. Russia is warming much faster than the global average," he said.

"The average annual temperature in the temperate latitudes of Eurasia, where we live, is rising 2.5 times faster than the global average," Vilfand added.

Earlier, Russian President Vladimir Putin, during the Valdai International Discussion Club plenary session, stated that warming in Russia is occurring more rapidly than in other regions of the world, which could lead to serious consequences.