This past weekend, a small Russian town in the Arctic Circle hit a scorching temperature, 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit.
Before this record-breaking high temperature, temperatures in Siberia were, on average, 18 degrees higher than normal in May. This past May broke the record for the hottest May since record keeping.
It is well known that the poles warm faster as a result of climate change. For example, the average increase in temperature on
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