CLIMATE NEWS
New Tropical Paradise #Siberia As Temperatures Soar
Weather turns tropical across Siberia as abnormal summer heat roasts six regions
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
The abnormally hot weather has seen temperatures some 8C above average across a vast swathe of southern Siberia.
On 12 June - Russia Day - new records were set in Novosibirsk (30.4C) and Tomsk (31.5C), and in Tuva Republic (31.7C).
The Saudi Arabian-like heat wave, still ongoing, has stretched to the east of Krasnoyarsk region, with the highest temperature being 35C.
Over the next two days southern Siberia will remain abnormally hot, some 7C higher than average.
