On Thursday, the temperatures soared to 18.3 degrees Celsius in Antarctica which was highest recorded since 1961. The previous record stood at 17.5 degrees on March 24, 2015.
KEY HIGHLIGHTS
– On Thursday, the temperatures soared to 18.3 degrees Celsius which was recorded at the research station Esperanza base
– The previous record stood at 17.5 degrees on March 24, 2015
– Due to constant temperature rise in the Antarctic continent, it has risen by almost 3C over the past 50 years
– The glaciers have shown an accelerated retreat in the past 12 years, due to global warming
Antarctica: As Argentine Antarctica has recorded the hottest day since readings began, Greenpeace on Friday blamed global warming for the record-breaking temperature.
On Thursday, the temperatures soared to 18.3 degrees Celsius which was recorded at the research station Esperanza base. Reportedly, this is the highest temperature on record since 1961, according to the National Meteorological Service.
The previous record stood at 17.5 degrees on March 24, 2015. Reportedly, Frida Bengtsson, marine environment specialist for Greenpeace said in an official statement that the new record is shocking but unfortunately not surprising because Antarctica is warming up with the rest of the planet.
Meanwhile, at Marambio, another Argentine base in Antarctica, during the daytime on Thursday, the temperatures reached 14.1 degrees Celsius. This was the hottest temperature for a day in February since 1971.
According to a report by BBC, due to constant temperature rise in the Antarctic continent, it has risen by almost 3C over the past 50 years. Meanwhile, about 87% of the glaciers along its west coast have retreated in that time.
The glaciers have shown an accelerated retreat in the past 12 years, due to global warming.
The repercussions of the global warming have already seen ocean levels rise due to melting ice caps while two largest ice caps on the planet, in Antarctica and Greenland, have already lost an average of a combined 430 billion tons a year since 2006.
The United Nation’s climate experts have stated that the oceans have risen around 15 centimetres during the 20th century.
This is not only a threat to coastal towns and small islands across the globe but also to plain lands.
Reportedly, over the last 30 years, the amount of ice melting off the glaciers has nearly doubled.
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