Thermometer Breaks After Temperature Plunges to -79 Degrees in Siberia

Thermometer Breaks After Temperature Plunges to -79 Degrees in Siberia
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Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
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A thermometer broke from intense frost as temperatures across Siberia plunged to incredible lows.

The temperature in Oymyakon—known as the coldest village in the world—dropped in an official reading to -74 Fahrenheit, reported the Siberian Times.
Zachary Stieber
Zachary Stieber
Senior Reporter
Zachary Stieber is a senior reporter for The Epoch Times based in Maryland. He covers U.S. and world news. Contact Zachary at [email protected]
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