A woman in national cold weather gears. Oymyakon, Yakutia, Siberia/Russia.
Two extreme cold weather records belong to Antarctica. Russia keeps two first positions as well, namely for lowest temperatures in Europe and Asia. Now I see, why this country is associated mostly as the land of winter.
Check the list by continents: (more…)
Today I received a message from Claire, of the online project Global Voices en Français. She gave a link to the blog of Boukary, her blogger-friend in Mali, West Africa, precisely to the post dedicated to the cold season in his area where they suffer heat.
While in town, each between home and shut the door because it is cool outside, the cold season is the period of family reunification in the rural night.
If during the cold season everyone is focused on his show or his favorite movie on TV in town, deep in the house with less noise for fear of not escape some of the broadcast or film, the cold season is the period of exchange between old and young people in rural areas. (more…)
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