Moscow heat breaks third record in August

14:16 04/08/2010

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The Moscow heat has broken a third record in August, with temperatures of 34.8 degrees Celsius (94.6 degrees Fahrenheit), the Fobos meteorological center said on Wednesday.

The previous record of 34 degrees Celsius (93.2 degrees Fahrenheit) for August 4 was registered as long ago as 1880, the statement said.

A scorching heat wave has gripped much of western Russia since mid-June, sparking wildfires and causing the worst drought in decades.

Moscow and a dozen other cities have been wrapped in a thick layer of smog. Health experts say pollution levels are so high that breathing has become as dangerous as smoking several packets of cigarettes a day.

The record-breaking heat wave in Moscow will continue through mid-August, meteorologists say.

MOSCOW, August 4 (RIA Novosti)

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