Heat record
From March 16 to 18, 2022, East Antarctica experienced an unprecedented "heat wave" with temperatures on the high Antarctic Plateau 30 to 45°C above the March seasonal average. At this time of year, Antarctica normally enters winter, but these extreme temperatures rivaled the maximum temperatures observed in summer. During and shortly after the event, relatively heavy snowfalls were observed on the Antarctic shelf, heavy precipitation and (modest) melting were observed along the coastal (…)
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