{"id":31762,"date":"2023-12-05T12:50:09","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/swathes-of-siberia-freeze-in-temperatures-below-58-celsius-the-express-tribune\/"},"modified":"2023-12-05T12:50:09","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T12:50:09","slug":"swathes-of-siberia-freeze-in-temperatures-below-58-celsius-the-express-tribune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/swathes-of-siberia-freeze-in-temperatures-below-58-celsius-the-express-tribune\/","title":{"rendered":"Swathes of Siberia freeze in temperatures below -58 Celsius | The Express Tribune"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Arctic weather enfolded swathes of Russia on Tuesday, with temperatures in the wilds of Siberia falling to minus 58 degrees Celsius (minus 72 degrees Fahrenheit).<\/p>\n

Yakutsk, one of the world’s coldest cities which lies some 5,000 km (3,100 miles) east of Moscow, was covered in freezing clouds and fog, drone footage showed.<\/p>\n

“I specially came here to Yakutsk to experience such weather – so I am lucky as in December you don’t usually get it,” said Danila, whose beard, hat and scarf were caked in ice.<\/p>\n

“I am actually not that cold as I prepared properly,” he said. “If I had not got the right clothes, I would be frozen in minutes.”<\/p>\n

He said that the extreme temperatures made his coat much stiffer, while his phone lost charge within minutes. Two pairs of gloves were essential, as well as layers of clothes.<\/p>\n

Read:<\/strong>\u00a0China logs 52.2 Celsius as extreme weather rewrites records<\/a><\/p>\n

Temperatures in parts of the Sakha Republic, a vast region a little smaller than India that is located in the northeastern part of Siberia, went below minus 55 overnight.<\/p>\n

In Oymyakon, a settlement in Sakha, the temperature was minus 58 C on Tuesday. Weather forecasters said that would feel like minus 63 C given the humidity and wind.<\/p>\n

At the market in Yakutsk, fish were sold deep frozen, packed in dozens of boxes at the market. No freezer was needed. The saleswomen were muffled in large fur hats.<\/p>\n

“It is cold,” said one resident, Pyotr. “You need to just have the right quality clothes and then everything will be okay. The main thing is to keep moving so your blood circulates.”<\/p>\n

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