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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
World
Nada Farhoud

Tiny Arctic town in Lapland warming nearly three times faster than rest of the planet

The Arctic town of Salla has earned the title of ‘In the Middle of Nowhere’ – famed for its wilderness made up of snowy forests which spread for miles.

Here temperatures have dropped as low as -50C in the past, often breaking records for the coldest Finnish winters.

But recently the weather in Salla, where the world’s oldest ski was found, dating back over 5,000 years, has become far more unpredictable.

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