'Alarm bells' as UN validates record Arctic temperature

By Agence France-Presse

Dec 14, 2021 4:38 pm

GENEVA: The UN on Tuesday officially recognized the 38 degrees Celsius measured in Siberia last year as a new record high for the Arctic, sounding 'alarm bells' over climate change.

The sweltering heat — equivalent to 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit —was seen on June 20, 2020 in the Russian town of Verkhoyansk, marking the highest temperature ever recorded above the Arctic Circle, the World Meteorological Organization said.

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