“…[59][60][61][62][63][64][65] Some of these blocking events and episodes have even become mass casualty events recently, especially for the nations of Eurasia in 2003 12 and again in 2010, 66 as well as being the underlying cause of ecological disasters, such as large forest fires or adverse agricultural impacts. [67][68][69][70] There are indicators that the recent heat and drought of northern Russia and Siberia have been associated with blocking, including the measurement of 38 °C (100 °F) in Verkhoyansk on June 20, 2020 (see the University of Missouri blocking archive 71 ). However, a wide range of other types of extreme weather events have been attributed to the blocking environment, such as cold waves, 46,47,63,[72][73][74][75] extreme precipitation and flooding, 76,77 summer season thunderstorm activity, 78 blizzards, 79,80 as well as having an impact on the weather for entire seasons.…”