Highest Ever Temperature Recorded in Arctic Region
Recently, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirmed that Verkhoyansk, a Siberian town, experienced a temperature of 380 C on 20th June, 2020, the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic region.
Changing Arctic Climate: Key Findings
- Location: Verkhoyansk is about 115 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle and the meteorological station there has been observing temperatures since 1885. (All landmasses and seas north of 66.5°N latitude are considered the Arctic region. The latitude itself is called the Arctic Circle).
- It is located in the northern part of Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), in a region of Eastern Siberia which has an extremely ....
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