Climate Adaptation
Arctic Russian Town Sets New High of 100 Degrees
A Siberian town with the world's widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heat wave that is contributing to severe forest fires.
Winter sun in Verkhoyansk, Siberia.
Source: Visityakutia.com
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Moscow (AP) -- A Siberian town with the world's widest temperature range has recorded a new high amid a heat wave that is contributing to severe forest fires.
The temperature in Verkhoyansk hit 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 F) on Saturday, according to Pogoda i Klimat, a website that compiles Russian meteorological data.