BBC: World Record Holder for Largest Temperature Range

[YK1001]

Interesting.  I wonder if we have LocalGuides from Verkhoyansk!

http://www.bbc.com/news/in-pictures-41914876

Verkhoyansk fights over the title of the coldest village in the world with Oymyakon, an area to the south-east of the town.

However, it holds the Guinness World Record for the greatest temperature range on Earth, from -67.8C in winter to 37.3C in summer.

Temperatures are so low that some details of daily life take another dimension here:

• batteries last only a few minutes
• pen ink freezes before writing
• it becomes dangerous to wear metal glasses

The locals also let their cars run all day, afraid they might not restart until spring.

[BruceDM]

@YK1001,

OMG this sounds like my worst nightmare!

[OSAMA]

Look at the bright side @BruceDM

No need for refrigerator 😁😁😁

@YK1001 -67 C this is just the number make me feel cold 😁

[RonneBD]

@YK1001 It seems a part of freezing hell is in earth.

why people live there?

[YK1001]

But now, we need to melt the ice to have drinking water.

I am curious to know if they just melt it or need to boil it.

I cannot imagine how long it will take to make the ice drinkable, @OSAMA.  What if I am really thirsty?

[YK1001]

Hi @RonneBD,

This is another BBC report in 2010 regarding Oymyakon - the coldest place in the world

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-11875131

That might give you some idea why people are living at such cold places.

[StephenAbraham]

I can't imagine myself living there. At 10C I am already feeling freezing. We should make 1 LG trip there in Winter.. From the satellite view, they have a large thriving town there. How do people live like that?

[BoyScout]

@YK1001

if there's a least one Local Guide there you should wait after snowmelt to get a reply !
At -67.8 °C network should be freezed.
It's even better to communicate using fire smoke signal 😉

Google should works on a Survival Connect Technology in case our Global Freezing 😄

[OSAMA]

OMG this post make feel really cold @YK1001 , 

I am reading about now OMG

In December 2016 - 71 C 

Just 500 living there , 

The day just 5 hours in Winter 

Bro @StephenAbraham what to do there we will stay inside home beside 🔥 fireplace 

I prefare tropical or sunny place like Brazil @Haruki or Maldives @Badruddeen 

[Badruddeen]

Hi @OSAMA @StephenAbraham @Haruki

Interesting story, and thanks @YK1001 for sharing it.

#Maldives Weather is always good. ☀️

Temperature in the Maldives. Via Maldives Meteorological Service.

Throughout the year, temperature remains almost same in the Maldives. However, daily temperature ranges from around 31 degrees Celsius in daytime to 23° Celsius in night time. The highest temperature ever recorded in the Maldives was 36.8°C, recorded on 19 May 1991 at Kadhdhoo Meteorological Office. Likewise, the minimum temperature ever recorded in the Maldives was 17.2°C, recorded at the National Meteorological Centre on 11th April 1978.