The World Meteorological Organization announces a record rise in temperatures in Siberia

The United Nations World Meteorological Organization has announced a record high temperature in Siberia, with last year’s temperature reaching 38 degrees Celsius (100.4 degrees Fahrenheit).
Experts said that the temperature of 38 degrees Celsius in the Russian Siberian region during the heat wave in the summer of 2020, was recognized as a record in the Arctic.

The temperature was recorded at the meteorological monitoring station in the Russian city of Verkhoyansk on June 20, 2020, and was officially recognized and registered by the World Meteorological Organization.

The United Nations Weather and Climate Authority said that this heat wave ignited devastating fires and caused heavy losses, and played a major role in 2020 being one of the three hottest years on record.

The Arctic is experiencing extreme temperatures and is increasing at more than twice the global average, prompting the World Meteorological Organization to create a new category in the Archives of Weather and Climate Extremes for the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic Circle.

The WMO added that historical research from the national records of Arctic countries, including Canada, also found that there are no known temperatures of 38 degrees Celsius or higher anywhere in the Arctic Circle.

For his part, said the Secretary-General of the Organization, Petteri Taalas, that “this new record in the Arctic is one of a series of observations that raise the alarm on climate change” in the world.