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Η ζωή στην κατάψυξη: Η πιο παγωμένη πόλη του κόσμου – Έχει δύο ολόκληρους μήνες νύχτα και οι θερμοκρασίες φτάνουν τους -55 βαθμούς Κελσίου!

Η ζωή στην κατάψυξη: Η πιο παγωμένη πόλη του κόσμου – Έχει δύο ολόκληρους μήνες νύχτα και οι θερμοκρασίες φτάνουν τους -55 βαθμούς Κελσίου!

Το Norilsk της Σιβηρίας βρίσκεται 250 μίλια βόρεια του πολικού κύκλου και η μέση ετήσια θερμοκρασία του είναι -10 βαθμοί Κελσίου!

Η πόλη εμφανίζει υψηλά ποσοστά κατάθλιψης, πράγμα απολύτως λογικό για ανθρώπους που ζουν 2 μήνες το χρόνο στο σκοτάδι!

Δείτε στο AthensMagazine.gr τις φωτογραφίες

Due to its location, Norilsk might appear even more isolated than other arctic cities, without ground connections with the rest of the world. The air is the only way to reach it, together with seaway and river boats when the navigation is possible
The living conditions are extreme in Norilsk, with intense cold, negative average annual temperature, strong winds and grey skies throughout the year 
The cold period in the city extends for about 280 days per year, with more than 130 days with snowstorms and the average annual temperature is -10C, reaching lows of -55C in winter 
For two months of the year, the city is plunged into polar night, where 24 hours a day are in darkness and in the summer they have 24 hours of light
The polar days and nights cycle has a strong influence on the physical and psychological conditions of the human body 
Life expectancy is ten years lesser than the average in Russia, while life expectancy in Russia is already low enough, about 60 years
The Norilsk’s citizens suffer ‘the polar night syndrome’, resulting in anxiety, nervousness, drowsiness or insomnia, depending of the seasons, while the psychological discomfort and poor emotional stimuli also generate many cases of depression 
With the population of 175,300 inhabitants, Norilsk is one of the biggest cities above the polar circle
Some studies show that the air quality is responsible for 37 per cent of deaths of child deaths and 21.6 per cent of adult deaths. Following some independent studies, the cancer risk in Norilsk is two times greater than in the rest of the country
In the winter, children are allowed for a walk outside only under certain conditions. Sometimes children have to spend several months indoors
Due to the adverse weather conditions, people spend most of their time in enclosed spaces at their work, individual apartments or local sport, cultural and shopping centres  
Only waterways and airways allow the life to be attached to the rest of Russia and inhabitants call the rest of the world a continent
Norilsk is facing, despite its prosperity, big problem of maintenance of its buildings. The problem is the thawing of upper layers of permafrost 
During snowstorms the public transport is organised in processions. The column of 15-20 buses transport workers between the city and places of work. If one bus breaks down, the passengers can be evacuated to another bus. This convoy circulates only three times a day
The fall of the USSR disrupted the flow of funds to the city and construction of several buildings were frozen. For 20 years, these buildings have remained unfinished
Mentally, it is hard to manage the winter condition. It is even more difficult to break the daily rhythm “home-work-home”. The extreme winter conditions almost forbid any outdoor activities, so that the major part of the daily life occurs in confined spaces
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