Friday, January 24, 2014

Coldest city in the world – in pictures

While the US recovers from the recent 'polar vortex', in the city of Yakutsk, locals continue daily life in -45C (-49F). With an extreme subarctic climate in Russia’s far east, Yakutsk is generally considered the coldest city in the world. Photographs: Amos Chapple A woman clamps a mitten to her face to protect it from the cold on a -53c day in 2013. In background a statue of Lenin presides over the central square of the city.

A woman clamps a mitten to her face to protect it from the cold on a -53c day in 2013. In background a statue of Lenin presides over the central square of the city.

woman covers her face to protect it from the biting -53C weather in Yakutsk's central square.