Antarctica Hits 63.5 Degrees, Highest Temperature on Record

Antarctica Hits 63.5 Degrees, Highest Temperature on Record

ByDeirdre Fulton

Two Antarctic weather stations recorded unprecedentedly high temperatures in March — offering grim evidence of accelerating climate change. A potential Antarctica record high of 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded on March 24 at the Esperanza Base, just south of the southern tip of Argentina—a temperature exceeding any figure yet observed on the Antarctic landmass or…

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World’s Largest Ice Sheets Melting at Fastest Rates in Recorded History

ByKyle W. Bell

The world’s two largest ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica are melting at the fastest rates ever recorded, according to a new study based on detailed satellite imagery. Presented by scientists at the Germany-based Alfred Wegener Institute, the new research was conducted with the help of sophisticated mapping technology and the use of an ESA…