Arctic town recorded the highest heat in history at 38 degrees - Russia Far East

Recently CNN.co.jp reported the following:

北極圏の町で３８度、史上最高の暑さを記録　ロシア極東

2020.06.23 Tue posted at 17:00 JST

（ＣＮＮ） ロシア極東の北極圏内に位置するシベリアの町、ベルホヤンスクで２０日、気温が史上最高の３８度を記録した。

ベルホヤンスクは世界の「寒極」とも呼ばれ、１８９２年には氷点下６７．７度の最低気温が報告された。６月の最高気温の平均は２０度だ。

欧州委員会（ＥＣ）のコペルニクス気候変動サービス（Ｃ３Ｓ）によると、シベリアの気温は月ごと、年ごとに大きく変化するのが特徴だが、昨年から長期にわたり、平均を大幅に上回る状況が続いている。

 山火事の増加も目立ち、２２日の衛星画像では北極圏付近に複数の山火事が確認された。

Ｃ３Ｓによると、先月の平均気温は１９７９年の観測開始以来最も高くなり、河川が異例の早さで解氷を迎えた。永久凍土の融解により、タンクから大量のディーゼル燃料が流出する事故も発生している。

Translation

(CNN) A Siberian town Verkhoyansk, located in the Arctic Circle of the Russian Far East, on the 20th recorded a temperature of 38 degrees, the highest ever.

Verkhoyansk was also known as the "Cold pole" of the world, and in 1892 the lowest temperature of 67.7 degrees below freezing was reported. The average maximum temperature in June was 20 degrees.

According to the European Commission (EC) Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), temperature in Siberia was characterized by significant monthly and yearly changes, but since last year had been significantly above the long term average.

The increase in forest fires was also noticeable, and on the 22nd multiple fires were confirmed in the vicinity of the Arctic Circle in satellite images.

According to C3S, the average temperature last month was the highest since the start of observations in 1979, and the river came to a thaw unusual early. Due to the melting of permafrost, there was also an accident in which a large amount of diesel fuel leaked from the tanks.

So, it is another proof that there is a global warming. I think the melting of permafrost could pose a serous challenge to human activities in the vicinity.