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Each week someone different will be blogging. It's mostly about stuff that rocks our world as well as the flipside – the things that just don't cut it with us. We'll blog about inside and outside – inside this glorious industry where we work and outside in the real world.
It's a bit of an experiment, so go with us on this one.

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Tuesday 22 January 2013

So you're fed up with our weather............


Well spare a thought for the people from the Russian Village Oymyakon where the average winter temperature is -45C. It also holds a world record low of -68C recorded in 1933 (the coldest temperature ever recorded outside Antarctica). It is situated in the heart of Siberia and is home to some 500 people.

Life is very tough in Oymyakon and I can't even begin to think how we would cope with the extreme weather there. With very few modern conveniences and definitely no mobile coverage. Whilst our schools close with just a few inches of snow on the ground Oymyakon's school only shuts when the outside temperature falls below -52C!!!

There is a short summer season where people can grow things but mainly it's a diet of  reindeer and horse meat.

If you really do fancy going to see how cold it is, travel companies do offer tours to the village but I think that I, for one, will probably give that experience a miss. I know where I'd rather be as (hopefully) our snow will be gone within the week.............



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  1. Unknown29 January 2013 at 10:45

    Now it's all thawed I rather miss it! But agree, this does look pretty extreme Michelle.

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