Friday, August 13, 2010

Moscow Webcam - Smoke and Heatwave Continue to Blight City

Large areas of Russia continue to be affected by the spate of wildfires burning across the country, and the smoke resulting for the flames is affecting the residents of the major cities in the area.

This live webcam view from Moscow shows a city blanketed in smoke:

Moscow webcam

Location Information:

Moscow is the capital and the most populous city and the most populous federal subject of Russia. Moscow is a major political, economic, cultural, religious, financial, educational, and transportation center of Russia and the world, a global city. It is also the seventh largest city proper in the world, a megacity. The population of Moscow (as of 1 September 2009) is 10,535,100.

It is located by the Moskva River in the Central Federal District, in the European part of Russia. Moscow sits on the junction of three geological platforms. Historically, it was the capital of the former Soviet Union, Russian Empire, Tsardom of Russia and the Grand Duchy of Moscow. It is the site of the Moscow Kremlin, one of the World Heritage Sites in the city, which serves as the residence of the President of Russia. The Russian parliament (the State Duma and the Federation Council) and the Government of Russia also sit in Moscow.