This is how Extreme the weather in Antarctica can get
WEBMay 9, 2019 · We experienced a blow which temporarily stopped work at a research station. The blow was 40 knots or 46 mph. Bare in mind this is during summer, winter storms can be a lot worse.
A heat wave and snowfall: Why researchers are puzzled by Antarctica…
WEBMar 27, 2022 · Having snowfall during a heat wave might sound counterintuitive, but this is Antarctica, after all, where inland winter temperatures routinely fall beneath 60 degrees below zero. The recent...
Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes ...
WEBAug 8, 2023 · A new study released Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023, concludes that Antarctica is already being and will continue to be affected by more frequent and severe extreme weather events, a known byproduct of human-caused climate change.
A heatwave in Antarctica totally blew the minds of scientists. They …
WEBJan 9, 2024 · Large swathes of East Antarctica experienced temperatures up to 40°C (72°F) above normal, shattering temperature records. It was the most intense heatwave ever recorded anywhere in the...
Of ice and fire: what sea salt in Antarctic snowfall reveals about ...
WEBJun 13, 2024 · Howling winds take sea salt from the Southern Ocean and lay it down in Antarctica as snow, then ice. Hidden in these ice cores is a warning about Australian fire seasons.
Antarctic cold spells shatter records amid global heat waves in late ...
WEBJun 14, 2024 · A new study published in Advances in Atmospheric Sciences reveals the surprising and severe cold spells that struck the continent in late winter (July and August). In a detailed examination of...
Scientists 'shocked' by extreme events in Antarctica as Earth heats …
WEBAug 8, 2023 · From shrinking sea ice to the wildest heatwave ever, the extreme events happening recently in Antarctica could be a sign of much worse to come. By Michael Le Page. 8 August 2023.
The stunning heat and record low sea ice in Antarctica’s winter
WEBJul 13, 2023 · Sea ice expands and shrinks with the seasons and the ice around Antarctica is still growing, but at the slowest pace seen since satellite observation began in the 1970s. Sea ice in Antarctica...
New way to measure Antarctic snowfall helps predict the ice …
WEBMar 3, 2021 · A new satellite finds a surprise: Atmospheric rivers of moisture can dump huge amounts of snow over Antarctica, and now we can track it incredibly closely.
Even frozen Antarctica is being walloped by climate extremes ...
WEBAug 8, 2023 · A new study released Tuesday concludes that Antarctica is already being affected by more frequent and severe extreme weather events, a byproduct of human-caused climate change.
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