siberia

Lake Baikal Dozens of heat records have fallen in Siberia, as temperatures climbed above 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.7 Celsius). Despite only being early June, records are tumbling across parts of Siberia as extreme heat pushes into unusually high latitudes. Last Saturday, temperatures reached...

Russia's coldest republic has been fighting the raging fires since early May the smoke plume is so extensive it is currently spreading as far as the North Pole and into Canada.

Yakutsk is currently in the midst of an abnormally long period of harsh subzero cold that is considered unusual even for Siberia's standards. The temperature in portions of the Yakutia region of eastern Russia, where Yakutsk is located, dropped below 40 degrees below zero Fahrenheit (40...

Siberia is in the throes of a heat wave that would be considered warm even by the standards of those living outside the Arctic Circle. In Washington, for example, the temperature has been stuck in the 60s all week, reaching a maximum of 73 degrees Thursday. Yet several stations in North Central...

Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered the army to help tackle massive wildfires raging in Siberia and other regions in the east. The decision was taken after Mr Putin was briefed on the growing crisis by the head of the emergencies ministry. About three million hectares (7.4 million...

Four men were killed less than an hour ago when AgustaWestland AW119 Koala helicopter went down in Siberia near Ulan-Ude. The cause of the crash is unclear at the moment. Police have ordered autopsy on all corpses. At least two of the victims are young guys.

Winter in Siberia is usually spectacular and always very cold. But this winter has been relentless. Week after week, temperatures have been dipping to 50 below zero. Siberians are accustomed to the cold, but they were completely unprepared for temperatures this low. Not surprisingly, the...

Temperatures in Novosibirsk, third most populous city in Russia after Moscow and St. Petersburg, have dropped to -30°C (-22 °F) in recent days and schools across Siberia are shutting down for at least a week. The abnormal weather pattern developed early in November with much warmer air over the...

Temperatures in the Urals are currently -40°C and below, very abnormal for this time of year.