If you think it is cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind.
With the average temperature for January standing at minus 50 degrees Celsius, it is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world.
Known as the “Pole of Cold,” the lowest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was minus 71.2 degrees Celsius.
There are about 500 villagers in Oymyakon, mainly living on reindeer herding, hunting and fishing. Due to climate, villagers cannot grow crops locally. Reindeers are the main food source of the local people.
The extreme cold brings inconvenience to villagers' daily life: the pen ink is easy to get frozen; it's difficult to restart a car after turning it off; battery power loses rapidly; villagers also encounter problems during the burial of the deceased.
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