Anatomy of a heatwave: how Antarctica recorded a 20.75°C day last month

Authors

Dana M. Bergstrom, University of WollongongFollow
Andrew Klekociuk
Diana H. King, University of WollongongFollow
Sharon A. Robinson, University of WollongongFollow

RIS ID

142235

Publication Details

Bergstrom, D. M., Klekociuk, A., King, D. H. & Robinson, S. A. (2020). Anatomy of a heatwave: how Antarctica recorded a 20.75°C day last month. The Conversation, 31 March 1-6.

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Abstract

While the world rightfully focuses on the COVID-19 pandemic, the planet is still warming. This summer’s Antarctic weather, as elsewhere in the world, was unprecedented in the observed record.