Antarctica has experienced a record temperature increase of 38.5C, marking an unprecedented rise that experts, including Paul Wallis, are calling a game-changer. This surge in temperature, which reached a peak of 40°C above average, is attributed to poleward winds carrying warm, moist air from lower latitudes, including Australia, deep into the continent. Additionally, Antarctic sea ice is showing unusual behavior, with losses linked to increased geothermal input from volcanic activity around the region and reaching a below-average winter peak. This warming has led to concerns about the accelerated inaccessibility of meteorites sinking into the Antarctic ice, a study published in @NatureClimate suggests. The situation has sparked a debate on the framing of these unusual temperatures, with some accusing media outlets of using the data to instill fear.
Meteorites Are Vanishing Into Antarctica's Soft Ice As The World Warms https://t.co/USlZrd39Hi
Guardian's article on the rare Antarctica temperature anomaly spike was malinformation meant to instill fear in witless readers. Avoid. https://t.co/GtYsY53QQN
A recent article in the @guardian provided a rather alarming framing of some extremely unusual Antarctic temperatures that occurred back in 2022. As @BerkeleyEarth noted at the time, this was due to a rare atmospheric river over the region: https://t.co/EktixMX7T6
Thousands of meteorites could sink more quickly into Antarctic ice as a result of warming temperatures, accelerating the inaccessibility of many of these samples of extraterrestrial material, suggests a study published in @NatureClimate. https://t.co/mxANIjEudz https://t.co/LON0GXSiPu
Antarctica Was Rocked By A Record Heatwave 40°C Above Average https://t.co/kDerJnUf2U
Antarctic sea ice ‘behaving strangely’ as Arctic reaches ‘below-average’ winter peak | @AyeshaTandon w/comment from @MarkSerreze @ZLabe Read here ➡️ https://t.co/fF8TQjUvZe https://t.co/SJFeFuM6UU
More evidence that demands looking at. Antarctic sea ice loss linked to increased Geothermal input, which makes sense given the amount of volcanic activity around https://t.co/6l44f4xO6M
Op-Ed: #Antarctica temperature up 38.5C — Unexpected rise is game-changer — Writes Paul Wallis. — #ClimateChange https://t.co/UBeZW4UslI
“Poleward winds, which previously made few inroads into the atmosphere above Antarctica, are now carrying more and more warm, moist air from lower latitudes – including Australia – deep into the continent…” 🔥🇦🇶 https://t.co/GUEHGgJouI
Op-Ed: Antarctica temperature up 38.5C – Unexpected rise is game-changer https://t.co/kJsNdSUm9b