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Post by Deleted on Nov 14, 2017 8:45:29 GMT -5
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Post by jgtheone on Nov 14, 2017 8:54:44 GMT -5
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Post by Ethereal on Nov 14, 2017 9:18:30 GMT -5
Creepy in a beautiful way.
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Post by shalop on Nov 26, 2017 18:35:06 GMT -5
I think -60 is a temperature which happens maybe once every 5 years in Verkhoyansk, on average.
-50C is probably a more typical number there during winter, though still below average.
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Post by alex992 on Nov 26, 2017 18:59:50 GMT -5
I'd think -50 C is quite a regular occurrence in Verkhoyansk, considering the coldest average low is -48 C.
It'd be interesting if there were a climate like Verkhoyansk but in an unstable climate like North America. They'd get more mild spells, but their cold snaps wouldn't be anything to play with, would probably drop to -65 C or -70 C annually, with record lows of about -75 C or -77 C or so.
Not to say Verkhoyansk isn't interesting the way it is already though, lol.
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Post by AJ1013 on Nov 26, 2017 19:07:17 GMT -5
I'd think -50 C is quite a regular occurrence in Verkhoyansk, considering the coldest average low is -48 C. It'd be interesting if there were a climate like Verkhoyansk but in an unstable climate like North America. They'd get more mild spells, but their cold snaps wouldn't be anything to play with, would probably drop to -65 C or -70 C annually, with record lows of about -75 C or -77 C or so. Not to say Verkhoyansk isn't interesting the way it is already though, lol. Unfortunately that wouldn't be possible unless there were to be a enormous shift in both geography and climatic regime. The reason verkhoyansk is so cold is because of it's stability, the coldest air in the northern hemisphere just sits there, if there was any variability it would just make the area warmer. Anyway in your scenario there would have to be somewhere significantly colder than the "new verkhoyansk" for the cold air driving the variability to come from. Now that I think about it the type of climate your talking about could exist today somewhere on the upper slopes of Mt Mckinley but sadly I doubt we'll ever get a station up there to record temps. |
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Post by alex992 on Nov 26, 2017 19:09:07 GMT -5
It could probably exist on an Earth with a greater axial tilt, it definitely couldn't happen on this planet.
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Post by boombo on Nov 26, 2017 19:15:55 GMT -5
Looking at the day-to-day temperature data for Verkhoyansk last January it seems to get clear spells with no wind at all where the temperature doesn't seem to change much for days, then when the stagnant air gets blown away the temperatures can rise quite a lot, their diurnal ranges are either about 1C or 10C: www.timeanddate.com/weather/russia/verkhoyansk/historic?month=1&year=2017New Year's Day there had a high of -54C and a low of -55C!  |
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Post by lab276 on Nov 26, 2017 22:08:44 GMT -5
You'd get used to it after a while, but it's the little things that would make life unbearable:
"Blocks of ice are cut from the river and delivered to villagers for water.
Each house has its own stock of water stored outside in stacks of ice blocks.
The blocks are then melted inside the house.
Running water, which moves at very high temperatures to prevent the pipes from freezing, is not drinkable.
Temperatures are so low that some details of daily life take another dimension here:
batteries last only a few minutes
pen ink freezes before writing
it becomes dangerous to wear metal glasses
The locals also let their cars run all day, afraid they might not restart until spring."
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Post by Beercules on Nov 26, 2017 22:47:10 GMT -5
If they leave their cars running all day every day, what is their fuel bill like, and wouldn't that be bad for the engine? |
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Post by boombo on Nov 27, 2017 4:31:46 GMT -5
You'd get used to it after a while, but it's the little things that would make life unbearable: "Blocks of ice are cut from the river and delivered to villagers for water. Each house has its own stock of water stored outside in stacks of ice blocks. The blocks are then melted inside the house. Running water, which moves at very high temperatures to prevent the pipes from freezing, is not drinkable. Temperatures are so low that some details of daily life take another dimension here: batteries last only a few minutes pen ink freezes before writing it becomes dangerous to wear metal glasses The locals also let their cars run all day, afraid they might not restart until spring." There was a documentary series made about 15 years ago where the presenter goes to the coldest, hottest, wettest and driest places on Earth. I haven't seen it since it was first on TV but I think I remember him saying the cold was the hardest one to deal with because of all the little things like that. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 5:27:36 GMT -5
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Post by Cadeau on Nov 27, 2017 13:35:38 GMT -5
Oh my goodness! I've watched some similar clips of Siberian daily life a few years ago... every time when I see how they survive in an extreme cold, it makes me feel thankful to where I'm situated live in such a moderated climate.
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Post by shalop on Dec 6, 2017 2:35:07 GMT -5
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Lived:
Residence:
