A study on the record high temperatures in Siberia, very clearly illustrates the impact of humans on climate change (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/15/climate-change-made-siberian-heatwave-600-times-more-likely-study). Temperatures, in the region, were 5⁰C above average between January and June 2020, resulting in melting of the permafrost, building collapses and wild fires. It has been calculated that at least 2⁰C of this elevation was generated by human activity. Without this impact by our species, a Siberian heatwave is likely to occur less than once every 80,000 years. With our 'help', it is 600 times more likely. The probability of such events self-fuelling runaway change is very high.
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