changing of the climate it brings extreme temperatures both above and below the thermometer. Much is said about heatwaves, but extreme cold is also an effect that can cause problems on many levels, from crops to people’s health. And a good example of this cold is the one reported these days in Siberia. There, of course, cold weather is not uncommon, but recently they have reached figures very close to world records and even comparable to Mars temperature.
It is true that the temperature of Mars is very variable as it can reach from -153 °С to 20 °С. However, on average, it is about -62 ° C, almost the same temperature was reached this weekend in the Siberian town Tongulakh.
In particular, the thermometer was set to -62.4 ° C. This is the lowest temperature that has been reached in this city since there are records and lowest in Siberia since 2002. In addition, it is only 5 °C from the lowest temperature ever recorded on our planet. It is true that Siberia is cold, but not that cold.
Why is the temperature of Mars so low?
The red planet has very extreme temperatures, which are also vary with latitude and move through the seasonslike on earth. However, in general they are much lower than here. This is mainly due to two reasons.
On the one hand, what is farther from the sun than the earth. And, on the other hand, because, although it has atmosphereit too good keep the planet warm. There is a very high level of carbon dioxide, which on Earth would cause very high temperatures due to the greenhouse effect, but with its atmosphere this is impossible. Therefore, the temperature of Mars is varied, but in general it is very cold. In any case, there are no people there who can change the weather, so such extremes are perfectly normal.
record in Siberia
The coldest temperature ever recorded on Earth was very similar to this weekend in Siberia. was taken in 1933. They were -67.7°C measured in oymyakoncity located in Saha Republicright where Tongulakh is.
We are still in the middle of January and often the lowest readings are in February. In fact, this entry was registered February 6. Therefore, it is not unusual for Siberia to break records again this year or be very close to it. At the moment, it has already reached the average temperature of Mars, and this is also no small feat.
But Siberia attracts attention not only with its low temperatures, because more was to be expected. It was also in the news recently on the other end. It was June 2021 when they were reported 48 °С in Verkhoyansk.
We have heard many times that climate change will lead to extreme temperatures, with all the ensuing consequences. And, no doubt, in Siberia we have a good example of this, both above and below.
Source: Hiper Textual
