Temperatures to put the chilly French into perspective.
In Siberia, Yakutsk - considered the coldest city in the world - has just broken new coolness records.
As CNN reports, the thermometer dropped to -62.7°C, the lowest temperature in more than two decades, according to meteorologists.
This “performance” comes just two days after reaching another record, at -51.8°C.
The phenomenon is far from being isolated, since it affects several parts of Russian territory.
In Tongulakh, 270 km from Yakutsk, the mercury also fell to -62.4°C.
“The cold spell in Siberia is actually covering all of Eurasia, which is huge, with -59 degrees in places (the coldest since 1994 for January)!
The cold air is even cooling India, with unusually low temperatures in
New Delhi
(5°C in the morning and 13° during the day)”
, Régis Crépet, climate specialist, tweeted on January 9.
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Residents adapt
Still, if Yakutsk is used to very harsh January months, the cold snap seems abnormally long, according to experts.
This is not without consequences for the approximately 350,000 inhabitants of Yakutsk.
Because if they relativize according to the testimonies collected a few days ago by Reuters and AFP, they still had to adapt.
“I have two mittens, two scarves.
Warm shoes are essential.
And you have to cover your head
,” said Anastasia, a resident of the Siberian city.
Same observation at Nurgusun, a fish seller in the city market:
“You just have to dress warmly, in several layers.
Like a cabbage."
In fact, these extreme temperatures represent a real danger for the human body.
Very cold air can numb exposed skin and even cause frostbite.
Without counting the variations of thermometer between the interior of the buildings, heated, and the outside.
