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A case study of Western Siberia has shown that the anomalies observed in the natural environment of the Sub-Arctic are the consequences of the unfolding process of the movement of the planet’s core in the northward direction which is accompanied by enhanced degassing of the subsoil. It is demonstrated that the flow of heat into the lower atmosphere during the oxidation of increasing volumes of hydrogen has led to an increase in air temperature over the last several decades, and the largest anomalies are observed in September ‒ December. This is the effect of an enhancement in degassing as the Earth approaches the perihelion point, when the core continues to move by inertia and its pressure on the outer shells increases. An analysis is made of dendrochronological data indicating a negative impact on the growth of trees by a shortage of available soil moisture with an enhanced transpiration in conditions of high summer temperatures and degradation of permafrost. The study revealed a northward expansion of the habitats of many plant and animal species and a contradictory behavior of forest at the boundary with the tundra. It is established that two options should be considered in the analysis of the possible ways of a further development of events. One variant implies a continuation of directional changes in the endogenous origin in northern geosystems. The other variant is characterized by forced oscillations associated with long-term cycles of the Solar System, the latest temporal time limit of which dates back to 1990. We compiled a general scheme of the chain reaction “movement of the Earth’s core - degassing of the subsoil ‒ hydrogen oxidation – warming of the soil and ground air – plant growth” chain reaction; however, a large number of uncertainties remain as to the mechanisms of momentum transfer in each link.
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This work was done with the financial support from the Russian Foundation for Basic Research (19–05–00786).
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Dyakonov, K.N., Reteyum, A.Y. The Causes of Current Changes in Geosystems in the North of Western Siberia. Geogr. Nat. Resour. 41, 338–343 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1875372841040046
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