Over the weekend, the Russian town of Verkhoyansk in Siberia reported a temperature of 38 degrees Celsius. The World Meteorological Organization said Tuesday that it is looking to confirm that temperature reading. After all, Siberia is known for being frozen. Experts are worried about what this record high temperature in the Arctic Circle might mean for the rest of the world. The environmental group Berkeley Earth reported that from January through May, the average temperature in north central Siberia was been about 8 degrees Celsius higher than normal. “That’s much, much warmer than it’s ever been over that region in that period of time,” said Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather. Jonathan Overpeck is a climate scientist with the University of Michigan. He said alarm bells should be ringing because such extended warmth in Siberia has not been seen for thousands of years. In an email to The Associated Press, Overpeck described the Arctic as on fire.
Title: The Arctic Is on Fire, Record Heat Alarms Scientists
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data-end-time='27146'>After all, Siberia is known for being frozen.</span> <span data-start-time='27146' data-end-time='38021'>Experts are worried about what this record high temperature in the Arctic Circle might mean for the rest of the world.</span> <span data-start-time='38021' data-end-time='54792'>The environmental group Berkeley Earth reported that from January through May, the average temperature in north central Siberia was been about 8 degrees Celsius higher than normal.</span> <span data-start-time='54792' data-end-time='68708'>“That’s much, much warmer than it’s ever been over that region in that period of time,” said Berkeley Earth climate scientist Zeke Hausfather.</span> <span data-start-time='68708' data-end-time='75813'>Jonathan Overpeck is a climate scientist with the University of Michigan.</span> <span data-start-time='75813' data-end-time='87229'>He said alarm bells should be ringing because such extended warmth in Siberia has not been seen for thousands of years.</span> <span data-start-time='87229' data-end-time='95875'>In an email to The Associated Press, Overpeck described the Arctic as on fire.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' disabled='disabled'></button><button class='finished-reading' style='display:none;'>Done</button></div></div></div><div id='article-media'><div id='media-image'><img src='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/4324/B.jpg'/></div></div><div id='question-content' style='display:none;'><div class='vocabulary_question question-container' data-question-id=15314 data-hint-location='0' style='display:none;'><div class='question' 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