The Highest ever temperature north of the Arctic Circle

 The World Meteorological Organization is seeking to verify the highest-ever temperature north of the Arctic Circle since records there began, after a weather station in Siberia's Verkhoyansk recorded a 38-degree day on June 20.

And in Iraq, authorities announced a public holiday across several provinces for Thursday, including the capital Baghdad, because it was simply too hot to work or study, after temperatures surpassed 50 degrees and its electricity system collapsed.

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https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/04/world/canada-us-heatwave-northern-hemisphere-climate-change-cmd-intl/index.html

the converted temperature from 38 Celsius is 100.4 degrees Fahrenheit

 

and 50 degrees Celsius is 122 degrees Fahrenheit which is a temperature you usually only get in the U.S. in places like Death Valley or Palm Springs or a few other places. and yet Lytton, Canada got to 121 degrees a few days before it burned down.

People without air conditioning right now in the Northern Hemisphere are in trouble unless they move about 10 feet underground where it might be cooler.