The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. June 23, 2020 Temperatures in Arctic Soar Above 100 Degrees, Shattering Records ----------------------------------------------------------------- In climate news, temperatures in Siberia in the Arctic Circle have topped 100 degrees Fahrenheit for the first time in recorded history. The average temperature in the Arctic in June is 68 degrees. Scientists say the Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average. .