Russia Reports Hottest July on Record
Nationwide average temperatures in July surpassed the previous record set in 2010, Russia’s national meteorological service said.
Russia reached its highest July temperature ever this summer, according to the national meteorological service Rosgidromet. The average temperature during July this year surpassed the previous record set in 2010 by 7.8 degrees Celsius, making it the hottest on record since observations began in 1891. Rosgidromet chief Yury Simonov stated that the July heat was unprecedented for the entire period of recorded data.
Regional temperatures were significantly higher than normal, with northern Siberia, the southern Urals, and Sakha experiencing an increase of 4 degrees Celsius. Simonov attributed the extreme heat to a stationary high-pressure system that trapped warm air over northern Russia, blocking cooler air and rain from the west. While large parts of Russia endured sweltering temperatures, Moscow saw a milder summer, with the city's average temperature only 0.9 degrees Celsius above the norm.
Russia's warming rate is two and a half times faster than the global average, leading to more extreme weather events across the nation. The Moscow Times, in its reporting, has been labeled an "undesirable" organization by the Prosecutor General's Office, a designation that threatens the journalists' safety and their right to operate freely.
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