Russian and U.S weather institutes, the Arctic experienced its warmest summer ever in June, July, and August of 2019. The area between the peninsulas of Taymyr and Chukotka had the biggest abnormality, with average temperatures 2-4 degrees Celsius above normal. Similar results were found in Greenland, Alaska, and the eastern part of the Canadian Arctic. However, some parts of the Arctic, such as the Russian Kola Peninsula and parts of Northwest Russia, had colder temperatures than normal. The heat in Siberia dried out vegetation and prepared the ground for major wildfires.
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