THE STORY BEHIND THE SATIRE · Kamchatka · Jan 20
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Russia misplaced several cities under snow
What happened
A major winter storm buried parts of Russia’s Far East beneath extraordinary snowdrifts and disrupted travel across Russia, China and Japan.
Why it matters
The storm showed how a distorted polar vortex can turn regional weather into a three-country transportation failure.
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