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"Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of
Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and
areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than
average.
Weather stations in Antarctica shattered records Friday as the region neared
autumn. The two-mile high (3,234 meters) Concordia station was at 10 degrees
(-12.2 degrees Celsius), which is about 70 degrees warmer than average, while
the even higher Vostok station hit a shade above 0 degrees (-17.7 degrees
Celsius), beating its all-time record by about 27 degrees (15 degrees Celsius),
according to a tweet from extreme weather record tracker Maximiliano Herrera.
The coastal Terra Nova Base was far above freezing at 44.6 degrees (7 degrees
Celsius).
It caught officials at the National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder,
Colorado, by surprise because they were paying attention to the Arctic where it
was 50 degrees warmer than average and areas around the North Pole were nearing
or at the melting point, which is really unusual for mid-March, said center ice
scientist Walt Meier.
“They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both
melting at the same time,” Meier told The Associated Press Friday evening.
“It’s definitely an unusual occurrence.”
“It’s pretty stunning,” Meier added.
“Wow. I have never seen anything like this in the Antarctic,” said University
of Colorado ice scientist Ted Scambos, who returned recently from an expedition
to the continent.
“Not a good sign when you see that sort of thing happen,” said University of
Wisconsin meteorologist Matthew Lazzara."
Via Doug Senko.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
