If there is a cold and snowy capital paradigm in Europe, it is undoubtedly Moscow. Although it has been extreme since Sunday. Great Russian city has been suffering since the weekend The biggest snowfall in 145 yearsHe laid down a mantle in twelve hours 40 centimeters of snow in some neighborhoods. The situation is even worse in parts of Siberia, where temperatures are expected to reach as high as 50 degrees below zero. According to TASS agency, meteorologist Román Vilfand said, “On December 3, the rainfall record of 145 years was broken.” Last Sunday, 25-30 percent of the monthly snow fell.
Due to the heavy snowfall that continued throughout the night, albeit decreasingly, 60 flights had to be canceled or delayed at Moscow airports. Thousands of public workers, armed with shovels and using snowplows, are working 24 hours a day to ease the extraordinary snowfall that occasionally collapses in Russia’s capital, where about 14 million people are estimated to live. Huge layers of snow caused trucks to stop caught and there were tall ones row of peopleMore than twice the normal amount to use bus and minibus services connecting different points of the Russian capital. Some in some cities near Moscow even thought it was a good time to drive in this weather. motorcycles snow instead of the normal ones in the urban area.
Although the rains are expected to stop this Monday, there will be no atmospheric calm in the Russian capital, because the minimum is expected to reach -23 degrees next Saturday. These weather conditions cause many problems to citizens, especially those who drive vehicles, due to the difficulty of operating vehicles, the ice layers formed on the vehicles, and the dangers of maneuvering on ice due to low road grip. poorer visibility.
siberian cold
But it is in Siberia where scandalous temperatures are expected, some regions are preparing for temperatures up to 40-50 degrees below zero. At these temperatures, even gasoline can crystallize, if not freeze completely. The most affected areas will be: KrasnoyarskIn the heart of Siberia and KhabarovskAlthough the regions of Magadan, Yakutia and Chukotka will also be affected by this early cold wave, it is typical for late January or February rather than early December.
In addition, the extreme temperatures that thermometers are expected to record make even breathing through the nose on the street dangerous, and it is preferred to do it through the mouth. lung burns. Parts of the body, such as the nose, hair and mouth, freeze, creating an interesting “breath drop” effect, leaving a visible trace of people suspended in the air. Even though electronic devices have batteries, they can be subject to sudden power outages when temperatures are low, and this affects mobile phones, tablets and other devices.