Model Amina Karat, 34, poses on the Saamys-Kumaga sands in Yakutia.
Summer 2020 follows unusually hot and dry spring in swinging between the extremes.
Described as 'wonders of nature', explore two of the most fascinating places on earth where the warm sand dunes meet the icy steppe.
Worrying videos and pictures show how the pristine polar region of northern Yakutia is ablaze.