The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say
The most intense heat wave ever recorded on Earth happened in Antarctica last year, scientists say
The research team found that Eastern Antarctica spiked by almost 70 degrees Fahrenheit over the average last March.
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“Researchers recently discovered that the most intense heat wave ever recorded happened last March.
And it was in the coldest region on Earth.
Eastern Antarctica saw a spike of about 70 degrees Fahrenheit above average that month, according to a study published in the peer-reviewed journal Geophysical Research Letters. The region was at 5 degrees Fahrenheit at the peak of the heat wave when it should've been near -65.2 degrees Fahrenheit, the study says.”
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That's -20°C at the peak of the heat wave when it should have been -55°C, for my metric brethren.
Thank you!