For many years, Russia has denied that climate change existed going so far as to blame the climate change idea on an international media conspiracy. However, the recent heat wave and wildfires have caused something of a change of heart. As Russian President Dmitri Medvedev stated on July 30th,

“What’s happening with the planet’s climate right now needs to be a wake-up call to all of us, meaning all heads of state, all heads of social orgnaizations, in order to take a more energetic approach to countering the global changes to the climate.”

Read the full article from Time – it’s worth the few minutes.

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