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俄村庄温度-71.2 创最低记录 If you thought it was cold where you are at the moment then a visit to the Russian village of Oymyakon might just change your mind. 如果你觉得你现在所处的地方十分寒冷，那么到俄罗斯的奥伊米亚康村庄走一走，你或许会改变看法。 ? With the average temperature for January standing at -50C, it is no wonder the village is the coldest permanently inhabited settlement in the world. Known as the Pole of Cold, the coldest ever temperature recorded in Oymyakon was -71.2C. ? This is the lowest recorded temperature for any permanently inhabited location on Earth and the lowest temperature recorded in the Northern Hemisphere. ? Ironically, Oymyakon actually means non-freezing water due to a nearby hot spring. Most homes in Oymyakon still burn coal and wood for heat and enjoy few modern conveniences. ? Nothing grows there so people eat reindeer meat and horsemeat. A single shop provides the towns bare necessities and the locals work as reindeer-breeders, hunters and ice-fisherman. ? Doctors say the reason the locals dont suffer from malnutrition（营养不良） is that their animals milk contains a lot of micronutrients. ? Unsurprisingly, locals are hardened to the weather and unlike in other countries - where a flurry of snow brings things grinding（刺耳的） to a halt, Oymyakons solitary school only shuts if temperatures fall below -52C. ? There are few modern conveniences in the village - with many buildings still having outdoor toilets - and most people still burn coal and wood for heat. When coal deliveries are irregular the power station starts burning wood. If the power ceases, the town shuts down in about five hours, and the pipes freeze and crack. ? Daily problems that come with living in Oymyakon include pen ink freezing, glasses freezing to peoples faces and batteries losing power. Locals are said to leave their cars running all day for fear of not being able to restart them. ? Even if there was coverage for mobile phone reception the phones themselves would not work in such cold conditions. ? Another problem caused