Siberia heat wave: why the Arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the world
Thursday, June 25, 2020 - 10:20
in Earth & Climate
On the eve of the summer solstice, something very worrying happened in the Arctic Circle. For the first time in recorded history, temperatures reached 38°C (101°F) in a remote Siberian town—18°C warmer than the maximum daily average for June in this part of the world, and the all-time temperature record for the region.