April 2025 continues the alarming trend of global warming, becoming the second warmest April in recorded history. The global average air temperature reached +14.96°C, which is 0.60°C higher than the 1991-2020 average and 1.51°C above pre-industrial levels. This data confirms the ongoing intensification of the climate crisis.
The consequences of rising temperatures are clearly visible in marine ecosystems. NOAA has recorded the fourth global coral bleaching event, which has become the largest in observation history. From January 2023 to April 2025, thermal stress has affected an unprecedented 83.7% of the world's coral reefs, posing a serious threat to marine biodiversity.
Local environmental disasters complement the overall picture. In April, a new oil spill occurred in the Kerch Strait. Despite official statements about the completion of beach cleaning, environmentalists warn that full ecosystem recovery may take 10 to 15 years.
At the legislative level in Russia, significant changes are taking place. On April 23, a bill was introduced to the State Duma providing for the possibility of exemption from administrative liability when concluding and implementing an agreement to eliminate environmental law violations. Also in April, old forms of calculating the environmental fee were canceled, changes in the management schemes for hazardous waste classes I and II are being considered, and the standards for maximum permissible concentrations of substances in fishery water bodies are being abolished.
Keywords: global warming, coral bleaching, environmental disaster, Kerch Strait, environmental legislation, environmental fee
The consequences of rising temperatures are clearly visible in marine ecosystems. NOAA has recorded the fourth global coral bleaching event, which has become the largest in observation history. From January 2023 to April 2025, thermal stress has affected an unprecedented 83.7% of the world's coral reefs, posing a serious threat to marine biodiversity.
Local environmental disasters complement the overall picture. In April, a new oil spill occurred in the Kerch Strait. Despite official statements about the completion of beach cleaning, environmentalists warn that full ecosystem recovery may take 10 to 15 years.
At the legislative level in Russia, significant changes are taking place. On April 23, a bill was introduced to the State Duma providing for the possibility of exemption from administrative liability when concluding and implementing an agreement to eliminate environmental law violations. Also in April, old forms of calculating the environmental fee were canceled, changes in the management schemes for hazardous waste classes I and II are being considered, and the standards for maximum permissible concentrations of substances in fishery water bodies are being abolished.
Keywords: global warming, coral bleaching, environmental disaster, Kerch Strait, environmental legislation, environmental fee