Energy & Science
Arctic Heat Record Confirmed for Siberian Town That Sizzled
- UN agency confirms Verkhoyansk hit 100 degrees in June 2020
- New Arctic heat record sounds alarm bells on changing climate
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The Siberian town of Verkhoyansk can officially claim to be the hottest spot in the Arctic.
The northeast Russian community known for its extremely cold winters reached a record-setting Arctic temperature high of 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit (38 Celsius) on June 20, 2020 in a reading confirmed by the World Meteorological Organization, a United Nations agency.