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Extreme Cold: Life Endures in Oymyakon and Antarctica

10/20/2025

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Oymyakon, Russia, records temperatures as low as -71.2°C.
About 500 residents there adapt by wearing fur coats and eating frozen fish.
Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, experiences winter temperatures below -40°C.
In Antarctica, Vostok Station and Dome Fuji host scientists studying climate history, with temperatures reaching -93.2°C.
These locations illustrate life’s adaptability and resilience in extreme cold.

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Story summary

Oymyakon, Russia, records temperatures as low as -71.2°C.
About 500 residents there adapt by wearing fur coats and eating frozen fish.
Yakutsk, capital of the Sakha Republic, experiences winter temperatures below -40°C.
In Antarctica, Vostok Station and Dome Fuji host scientists studying climate history, with temperatures reaching -93.2°C.
These locations illustrate life’s adaptability and resilience in extreme cold.