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Heat waves in Arctic region
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- Temperatures recorded over 38 degree Celsius in Siberian town Verkhoyansk in Arctic circle.
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- Temperatures seem to have been 18 degree Celsius higher than normal in June.
- Earlier in June – Russia oil spill in into a local river called Ambarnaya
- Siberia has been recording higher-than-average surface air temperatures since January.
- while the planet as a whole is warming, regions like Western Siberia stand out, since they are warming faster than average.
- Another concern in region – wildfires
- Last heat waves in 2016 – temperatures - above normal temperatures exceeding 16 degree Celsius in some locations.
- About Arctic circle
(1) climate inside the Arctic Circle is generally cold
(2) Gulf stream makes ports of Northern Norway and Northwest Russia ice free all year.
(3) In the interior, summers can be quite warm, while winters are extremely cold
- Heat waves might melt frozen 'lid' of seabed permafrost and releases methane clathrates.