World's coldest region defies its stereotype.
Winter comes to summer including freak hailstorms, mega-flooding but also wild fires.
Satellites show giant hole ringed by 20 'baby craters'.
Druzhok was rescued once but swam back to do his duty on the doorstep of the waterlogged house in Eastern Russia.
Almost 3 million hectares on fire, including Arctic, with fumes having hit area larger than European Union.
Bear and goats among drowned animals at two zoos after typhoon and heavy rain hits Russian Far East.
Ice along the northern coast of Siberia is retreating faster than elsewhere, leading to a special threat for our polar bears, Russian expert says.