How can people live in such cold climates?

_Elsa_

Feeling much better now that I’ve rested. Time to finish this article.

‘Yakutsk, Siberia (-83.92 Fahrenheit/-64.4 Celsius) - Yakutsk, the capital of the Russian republic of Yakutia, is one of the oldest cities in Siberia. Even local folklore is focused around how cold the place is. Every element on the periodic table can be found in the region, and local legend explains how that came to be: The god of creation had been flying around the world to distribute riches and natural resources, but when he got to Yakutia he got so cold that his hands went numb and he dropped everything, according to a report from The Independent.

Verkhoyansk, Siberia (-93.64 Fahrenheit/-69.8 Celsius) - In addition to being the third coldest place in the world, it is also officially the third smallest town in Russia. There is a bright side though; while Verkhoyansk does have some of the most frigid winters in the world it has a remarkably wide range of temperatures between the seasons. Average monthly temperatures range from minus 50.4 degrees F (minus 45.8 degrees C) in January to 62 degrees F (16.9 degrees C) in July.

Oymyakon, Siberia (-96.16 Fahrenheit/-71.2 Celsius) - Oymyakon, in Siberia, holds the record for being the coldest permanently inhabited place on earth. The village, which sits 217 miles (350 km) below the Arctic Circle, is home to more than 210,000 people, despite its ground being in a constant state of permafrost. Oymyakon's school shuts only when temperatures fall below minus 61 degrees F (minus degrees 52 C), and residents reportedly leave their vehicles running all day to keep them drivable, according to a report from the BBC.

East Antarctic Plateau (-148 degrees Fahrenheit/-100 degrees Celsius) - The coldest place on Earth is on a frozen ice ridge of the East Antarctic Plateau between the summits Dome Argus and Dome Fuji, where researchers measured temperatures that reached minus 148 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 100 degrees Celsius). Not only was this the lowest temperature ever recorded on the planet, but it's also likely as cold as it can possibly get.’ (Source)

‘Never in a million years could I ever leave in those countries!” Elsa thinks. “I’d never leave the house with temperatures like that.”

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