Has anyone else noticed this? Every time I check, our ETA for COGH has moved forwards: first in early June, then tipping into May, then 23rd, now 21st. Amazing! Go! Go!
The intrepid relay team is pushing on south along the Kolyma river, passing the Arctic Circle, and dry soon to arrive at the town of Zyryanka. From there, we turn westwards and southwestwards across a huge stretch of mountainous terrain (initially the Moma and Cherskiy ranges). Presumably it’ll be even colder and far remoter still in those upland passes. 🥶❄️❄️❄️❄️🏔
LINK: Article from Independent on the permafrost melt, covering similar themes to the one from New York Times, but specifically its impact on the local economy around Zyryanka, with (summertime) photos: independent.co.uk/news/long...
The above also includes an image of a diorama of the mountain landscapes to fuel our imaginations in these parts in summer. Googling an image search for Cherskiy/ Chersky Range also rings up an appropriate array of upland snowy wastes.
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I can imagine they do! It’s great to see this info. I was thinking of you as I looked the photo of the museum diorama of the uplands (Independent article on Zyryanka).
Off now to try double-tapping. Always something new to learn in the land of tech!
Fascinating if rather worrying reference. Amazing to realise how well the people had adapted to these freezing temperatures (☃️🥶) which would probably do me in very quickly, so that for them it’s the thawing causing these huge challenges. The concept of “ecological niche” made vivid.
We’re learning so much on this run-walk, and we’ve only just started! It’s fascinating to read about all the different aspects: the environment and wildlife, the weather, the landscapes, the indigenous communities, how humans live, the region’s histories, what the area looks like. And then it’s mind-blowing putting together all these local specificities with the global situation, from climate change to trading.
Hi GailXRunning, To predict the end date, I use the average daily distance over the last seven days (as people tend to run more at the weekends).
The first few forecasts didn't include a full seven days & didn't include any weekends, so the average daily distance was lower & hence the forecast date was later.
Now that we have a full week of data, I expect the prediction to be more stable from day to day. However, it might come down a little as more people join the run, or if we run more (e.g. HU HM at end of March). Lets see!
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