Eastern Antarctica sees record temperatures 70 degrees above normal

Instead of temperatures being minus-50 or minus-60 degrees (minus-45 or minus-51 Celsius), they’ve been closer to zero or 10 degrees (minus-18 Celsius or minus-12 Celsius)

Re: Eastern Antarctica sees record temperatures 70 degrees above normal

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Post by bruce343434 » Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 1:41 PM UTC

So what will be the consequences of this? Article makes it clear this is not normal, but doesn't really say much else.

Re: Eastern Antarctica sees record temperatures 70 degrees above normal

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Post by netsharc » Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 1:41 PM UTC

Hah, that article is a mess of temperature standards as well as mixing up delta Fahrenheit to delta Celsius vs Fahrenheit to Celsius equivalents (delta 18 F is delta 10 C, whereas the temperature 18 F is -7.78 C).

It seems they got it all right, better than some other reports where they mix up the 2. Imagine seeing "It's 18 degrees warmer in Fahrenheit, (that's -7.78 degrees warmer in Celcius)."

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Post by Proven » Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 1:45 PM UTC

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Re: Eastern Antarctica sees record temperatures 70 degrees above normal

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Post by pil0u » Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 1:51 PM UTC

bruce343434 wrote: post #6

So what will be the consequences of this? Article makes it clear this is not normal, but doesn't really say much else.

I'd argue that such event is the consequences.

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Post by lixtra » Sat, Mar 19, 2022, 1:52 PM UTC

> This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system

While this is more about weather than climate it shows how much is still left to be understood.