Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago

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Let's meet an ethnic minority of Russia - the Yakut who live in the coldest inhabited of the Earth. We will get to know their culture, get to know the locals and hear their life stories and concerns about Global warming. Global warming isn't felt much for us, but it is already very palpable and visible in the Russian Arctic.

Time codes:
0:00 Welcome to the Far North!
2:10 What is the "warm" temperature for the Yakut people?
3:47 How does the coldest city function during winter?
7:05 What winter activities do locals have here in Yakutsk?
9:22 Ice bathing. How to prepare for it?
13:31 Yakut language
14:44 Climate change, permafrost and heatwaves in Yakutia

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