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Antarctica was 63 degrees today
Hack Wilson - real:
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102545816
One week of extreme temperatures in Antarctica isn't something to worry about by itself, but it's something to watch closely in the coming months and years, says a meteorological expert at the the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Last week, two recordings from the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula showed temperatures well above 60 degrees in what The Weather Underground reported was a "remarkable heat wave." A reading on Tuesday of 63 degrees is believed to mark the highest temperature ever recorded on the southernmost continent.
A single temperature event doesn't make a trend, but it's a situation worth watching, said Jordan Gerth, a researcher at the Cooperative Institute for Meteorological Satellite Studies.
"One rare temperature doesn't tell us a whole lot," Gerth said. "But if we see these events happening more frequently over the next decade or so, it could be a larger story to tell."
Gerth explained that the South Pole has its own polar vortex that expands and contracts. And as the Southern Hemisphere exits its summer period, it is possible to see extreme weather events such as the one last week.
"It's a very strange occurrence to set a continental record," he said. "But it did occur near the fringe, so it isn't as significant as a reading reached near the actual pole."
Gerth said that researchers track rare temperature readings from both poles over years and decades in search of trends.
J. B A N A N A S:
Get ready
Hack Wilson - real:
USA should claim it as part of our land
Fraxxx:
63 degrees? How much is that in a real measuring unit? ;)
J. B A N A N A S:
Basically we need to get in on the housing market there before everyone else takes advantage of the spacious land and nice temps.
--- Quote from: Fraxxx on April 01, 2015, 06:49:19 AM ---63 degrees? How much is that in a real measuring unit? ;)
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How dare you
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