Record-breaking heat in Siberia

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Temperatures above 100 degrees have been recorded in a small town in Eastern Siberia. The Russian Arctic has been experiencing above-average temperatures since December, and it’s bad news for the ecosystems and people living in the region and a foreshadowing of how climate change will impact the rest of the world.

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