Antarctica hits record high temperatures, say experts

Japanese Antarctica has recorded exceptionally excessive temperatures this week, greater than 30 levels Celsius above regular, say consultants. The Concordia analysis base at Dome C of the Antarctic, which is at an altitude of 9,800 toes, on Friday registered a report -11.5 levels Celsius, Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist from France-Meteo tweeted.

Usually, temperatures fall with the tip of the southern summer time, however the Dumont d’Urville station on Antarctica registered report temperatures for March with 4.9C (40.82F), at a time of yr when usually temperatures are already sub-zero.

Gaetan Heymes of France Meteo described the unseasonably delicate climate as a “historic occasion”.

And geoscientist Jonathan Wille wrote on Twitter: “And there it’s, Concordia broke its all time report temperature by 1.5°C. That is when temperatures ought to be quickly falling for the reason that summer time solstice in December. This can be a Pacific Northwest 2021 warmth wave form of occasion. By no means purported to occur.”