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-47 degrees Centigrade right now in Yakutsk, Yakutia / Russia

Bolot — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 02:18:38 +0000

This photo I took a few minutes ago. I was about to upload it on my twitter account @yakutia, but suddenly my curiosity forced me to check the current weather and got stunned at what I saw…

Found out the current temp was -47C. Expected to see -40 or -42. Thick fog happens to appear when it’s below minus forty. Ok. Whatever. Cold winter weather in any case.

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Yakutian cows lost and survived in the Siberian taiga and… got back home

Bolot — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:26:55 +0000

Survived young Yakutian cows in North Yakutia, Siberia / Russia. Photo from SakhaPress.ru

These three poorly-looking young Yakutian cows are big news in Russia. No kidding. They were lost in the autumn near the settlement of Sakkyryr in Eveno-Bytantaysky National District of North Yakutia, Russia, and managed to survive in taiga in extremely cold weather and got back home alive.

Here is the story.

Local farmers report that there had been six two-year-old Yakutian cows lost in the late autumn. They assumed that animals could die, especially after the arrival of the harsh minus-forty-degrees-centigrade frost, and stopped searching the lost cattle.

Just imagine how they were astonished, when seeing three of cows returned to the farm.

Experts say that in the autumn animals crossed the river near Sakkyryr and, when rains started pouring and the river was filled with high waters, they got isolated.

Instead of trying to swim and get drown, cloven-hoofed ones went into the nearest taiga and spent there all the time untill the river got finally covered with thick ice.

Three other cows have died. One of them was torn by wolves. How could the returned ones manage to survive in cold weather conditions? Was it enough for them to eat old grasses, twigs, and barks?

Local farmers say that Yakutian cows are very special and naturally adopted to harsh conditions.

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-42C in Yakutsk today. Real cold winter arrived in Yakutia, Siberia / Russia [photos]

Bolot — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 02:04:40 +0000

This morning we had -42C in Yakutsk, Yakutia, Siberia / Russia. At last, real winter arrived.

See today’s photographs of the extreme cold winter… and stay tuned, as the day is not over yet. More pictures are coming.

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Extreme cold hunting journey in Oymyakon, Siberia / Russia. With reindeer sleds [photos]

Bolot — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 00:44:47 +0000

A friend of mine, Vyacheslav Ipatiev, who is the founder and CEO of YakutiaTravel LLC, has developed a new unique route for extreme cold hunters.

He gives a chance to embark an adventure journey on reindeer sleds across the Valley of Oymyakon, one of the coldest parts of Yakutia, Siberia / Russia.

10-day sledding in the Siberian extreme cold weather. From the village of Uchugey to the village of Oymyakon. The temp is as low as -55 C or even less. And, yeah, night spending in nomads’ sleeping bags in nomads’ tents. In short, it’s the coolest expedition experience!

Cold hunting trip description is available here.

See more cold adventure pictures…

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Yakutia in a 5-min video presentation. W/ subtitles in three languages

Bolot — Mon, 14 Nov 2011 23:46:17 +0000

This is a 5-min video about Yakutia!

Its creators tried to do the impossible… to show all images of the vast diverse region called Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Think, they succeeded, but, frankly, such a hard mission won’t be possible to do ever.

No more words! Watch Yakutia!Similar Posts:

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Winter Start in Yakutsk, Yakutia, Siberia/Russia. October 2011 [photos+videos]

Bolot — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:50:43 +0000

Today, October 27, 2011:

October 26, 2011:

October is a very controversial month in terms of weather. On October 1st of the current year, Yakutsk had intensive snowing. We could say, Oh, winter arrived, but it might sound as a big delusion. In a few days, snow melted and the golden autumn got back and, moreover, it returned with summer-like rains.

This week was also crazy. On Monday and Tuesday, it was above zero. Today, Thursday, it’s already -17C and yesterday -3C with real winter blizzard. Do you think it is the climate change effect? Actually not. Usual October. Though many say winter came late this year.

No more words. Keep watching this year’s winter start in progress. I put all my pics together in the reverse chronology so you could feel the difference or its absence. Photographs were mainly done by different mobile cameras and shared @yakutia on Twitter and on my personal fb page.

October 26, 2011:

October 25, 2011:

October 22, 2011:

October 20, 2011:

October 16, 2011:

October 14, 2011:

October 13, 2011:

October 12, 2011:

October 11, 2011:

October 09, 2011:

October 05, 2011:

October 01, 2011:

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Snow Cover Day in Yakutsk, Russia. Oct. 14th, 2011. Photos, video, weather signs.

Bolot — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:11:43 +0000

Yesterday we had the so-called Pokrova Day, an Orthodox sacred holiday celebrated annually on October 14th. Learn more about celebration history background on wiki.

Do we celebrate the Pokrova Day? Well, Orthodox church goers do, but others not really. But that’s not the point. This day is remarkable for proverbial signs. This day is believed to show what type of the upcoming winter would be.

In my turn, I prefer this day as Snow Cover Day

Further, please, learn signs, watch a video and browse through 20+ snowy photographs.

Snow Weather Video

Winter Weather Prediction Signs

If cranes flew away by the Pokrova Day, the winter would come early. If it is frosty and snowy, the whole winter would be cold and sever. If the wind is blowing from the North, the winter should be cold. If from the South, warm. If from the West, snowy. If from different directions, changable. If the early snowfall happened before the Porkova Day, the winter must start later.

So, we had snowstorms before yesterday. October 14th was a warm day, but with the chilly wind from the South by the lunch time and no winds in the evening.

So, what type of winter are we going to have ahead? Cold definitely

Frankly, I don’t believe in those signs, as they were originated in West Russia with mild winter, they might be true over there, but not here in a remote Siberian region. Though let’s see.

Snowy Winter Photographs

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Today’s Snowing in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha-Yakutia / Russia [video]

Bolot — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:47:05 +0000

Today is October 11th, 2011, and it’s snowing in Yakutsk, the capital of Yakutia, Siberia / Russia. Instensively. It seems this falling snow won’t melt. Winter arrived. If you wondering, when winter comes to the world’s coldest city, here is the answer. It’s today this year.

Before we had several snowfalls. There were a few even in September. It was more like… rain, snow, rain, snow, bright sun, autumn, and suddently we are in winter again… and back to rain and autumn… Crazy! It was tough to determine, what a season we had outdoor. Well, actually, you know… It’s the usual fall to us. Autumn is always like that.

Though I should remind you that such a situation is relevant to my city. Yakutia is actually huge. 3 M sq km. For instance, in northern region winter has being dwelling for more than a month.

Marked this post under tags Autumn and Winter. Officially it’s autumn, but apparently it’s winter…

Use the mentioned tags to learn more about our specific weather. Certainly, start following us to see how the winter is progressing…

By the way, in the video it’s the view from my balcony. In the front you see the tributary of the Lena River. In summer, this place is used as the city’s beach. Praise god, winter is here, no more crowds are around Similar Posts:

Tiksi in Winter. Photos by Evgenia Arbugaeva.

Bolot — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:37:25 +0000

Evgenia Arbugaeva, a Yakutian photographer, keeps stunning us all the time. In September – October, she is exhibiting her pictures from the project “Tiksi In Winter” in Toronto, Canada. Her photo exhibit will be a part of so-called Days of Sakha-Yakutia at Bezpala Brown Gallery.

Days of Sakha-Yakutia at Bezpala Brown Gallery
Sept. 30-Oct. 9; Oct. 15-30, 17 Church St., Toronto; bezpalabrown.com

If you are in Toronto, don’t miss a chance to see her images of the Russian Arctic seaport of Tiksi located in Yakutia in the area of the Lena Delta.

Some of Evgenia’s photographs you might see right now.

Evgenia Arbugaeva’s website.

To see more eYakutia posts with Evgenia’s photographs, click the tag Evgenia Arbugaeva.

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The first frosty morning in Yakutsk, Yakutia (Siberia/Russia) #IcePhoto

Bolot — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 06:14:32 +0000

Autumn in Yakutsk is frosty, but gorgeous! Any proof needed? Guess, no. Just take a look at another set of fascinating photographs taken by Ajar Varlamov. Hey, you know what? It was this morning!

Ajar has a habit to walk his Marishka, a lovely Yakut laika dog, in the area called Zelenyj Lug (Green Meadow). Today’s morning wasn’t exception. Here is what he brought. Pictures of the first frosty morning in Yakutsk, the capital of Russia’s Siberian region of Yakutia.

Today we have +8C in a daytime and had -2C at night.

See more Ajar Varlamov’s pictures.

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