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Siberia’s weather is weird – and it’s causing problems

Women follow Mikhail Sashko (L), chairman and one of the founders of the Cryophile winter swimmers club, during a celebration of his 68th birthday in the Yenisei River in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, November 21, 2015. "The moment of immersion is a sensation of delight. Afterwards there’s a rush of energy and my entire body feels relaxed," says Sashko, a director in the construction industry. The air temperature was about minus 27 degrees Celsius. REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin PICTURE 11 OF 21 - SEARCH "CRYOPHILE" FOR ALL IMAGES - GF10000283389

Summer in Siberia? Image: REUTERS/Ilya Naymushin

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