July of this year became the third hottest month in the Arctic in the history of meteorological observations, said Roman Vilfand, the head of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia.
According to him, July was the warmest month in the Arctic territories of Russia and Canada. At the same time, the global temperature of June and July in 2023 was generally a record high on Earth.
In Europe, extremely high temperatures persisted for many days. In the European part of Russia, the ambient temperature was moderate, in some places even below the norm. And in the Urals, especially in its northern part and in Siberia, forecasters noted very high temperatures, ttelegraf.ru reports.
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