Anatomy of a heatwave: how Antarctica recorded a 20.75°C day last month
- Written by Dana M Bergstrom, Principal Research Scientist, University of Wollongong
While the world rightfully focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic, the planet is still warming. This summer’s Antarctic weather, as elsewhere in the world, was unprecedented in the observed record.
Our research, published today in Global Change Biology, describes the recent heatwave in Antarctica. Beginning in late spring east of the Antarctic...
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