Last weekend many Russian cities were struck by record-breaking heat. Photo: street thermometer shows 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Russia’s fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod.
© RIA Novosti . Oleg Zoloto / Go to the mediabankLast weekend many Russian cities were struck by record-breaking heat. Photo: street thermometer shows 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Russia’s fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod.
Last weekend many Russian cities were struck by record-breaking heat. Photo: street thermometer shows 46 degrees Celsius (115 degrees Fahrenheit) in Russia’s fourth largest city of Nizhny Novgorod.
© RIA Novosti . Oleg Zoloto / Go to the mediabankTemperatures in Nizhny Novgorod region on Sunday exceeded 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking record temperatures for June, 1991. Photo: girls sunbathing on a hot day on the embankment in Nizhny Novgorod.
Temperatures in Nizhny Novgorod region on Sunday exceeded 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking record temperatures for June, 1991. Photo: girls sunbathing on a hot day on the embankment in Nizhny Novgorod.
© RIA Novosti . Vyacheslav Reutov / Go to the mediabankMeteorologists in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk registered on Sunday the highest temperature for June 27 - 36.4 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit), which exceeded the 100-year history of weather observations. Photo: residents on the hot day near a fountain in Khabarovsk.
Meteorologists in the Russian Far East city of Khabarovsk registered on Sunday the highest temperature for June 27 - 36.4 degrees Celsius (98 degrees Fahrenheit), which exceeded the 100-year history of weather observations. Photo: residents on the hot day near a fountain in Khabarovsk.
© RIA Novosti . Vyacheslav Reutov / Go to the mediabankIn some areas of Khabarovsk the heat reached 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit). Residents were glad to escape the summer heat using any source of water. Photo: A boy cools off under a water-pump in Khabarovsk.
In some areas of Khabarovsk the heat reached 39 degrees Celsius (102 degrees Fahrenheit). Residents were glad to escape the summer heat using any source of water. Photo: A boy cools off under a water-pump in Khabarovsk.
Dogs escaping the heat in a pond.
© RIA Novosti . Artur Rogov / Go to the mediabankLocal authorities in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk declared a state of emergency because of the heat. Photo: a child sipping from a fountain in Ulyanovsk.
Local authorities in the Russian city of Ulyanovsk declared a state of emergency because of the heat. Photo: a child sipping from a fountain in Ulyanovsk.
© RIA Novosti . Alexander Ustinov / Go to the mediabankOn June 25, Russia’s city of Tambov saw the heat of 36 degrees. A similar temperature was registered 70 years ago. Photo: residents relaxing on the beach on the bank of the Tsna River.
On June 25, Russia’s city of Tambov saw the heat of 36 degrees. A similar temperature was registered 70 years ago. Photo: residents relaxing on the beach on the bank of the Tsna River.
© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogodvid During the Creation of the World music festival in Kazan 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in the shade.
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© RIA Novosti . Maxim Bogodvid
During the Creation of the World music festival in Kazan 36 degrees Celsius (97 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in the shade.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Fedorenko / Go to the mediabankA new record high temperature of 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in Moscow on June 26. The previous highest temperature on record of 31.6 degrees was recorded in 1917 and 1940. Photo: Muscovites in the Vorontsovo Palace.
A new record high temperature of 32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit) was registered in Moscow on June 26. The previous highest temperature on record of 31.6 degrees was recorded in 1917 and 1940. Photo: Muscovites in the Vorontsovo Palace.
© RIA Novosti . Vladimir Vyatkin / Go to the mediabankMuscovites breathing some fresh air near fountains at the National Exhibition Center, on the north side of Moscow.
Muscovites breathing some fresh air near fountains at the National Exhibition Center, on the north side of Moscow.