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Record winter temperatures in Antarctic raise fears over speed of climate breakdown
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Temperatures above 15C ‘very strange’ say scientists, as snow melts and rain falls on glaciers in usually frozen region Temperatures in the Antarctic climbed above 15C this month, shattering the previous winter heat record for the usually frozen region and raising concerns about the speed of climate breakdown.The new winter peak temperature was logged by the Argentinian Esperanza base on the Trinity peninsula on 6 June amid a protracted heatwave, when the maximum daily temperature exceeded zero degrees for three consecutive weeks. Continue reading...
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