We have seen a number of data points indicating the reality, and severity, of anthropogenic climate change, but perhaps none so stark as the current temperatures in Antarctica, which are 70°F (39°C) above normal.
Well, I'm almost 60, so I'll probably be dead before the sh%$ hits the fan:
The coldest location on the planet has experienced an episode of warm weather this week unlike any ever observed, with temperatures over the eastern Antarctic ice sheet soaring 50 to 90 degrees above normal. The warmth has smashed records and shocked scientists.
“This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,” said Jonathan Wille, a researcher studying polar meteorology at Université Grenoble Alpes in France, in an email.The coldest location on the planet has experienced an episode of warm weather this week unlike any ever observed, with temperatures over the eastern Antarctic ice sheet soaring 50 to 90 degrees above normal. The warmth has smashed records and shocked scientists.
“This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,” said Jonathan Wille, a researcher studying polar meteorology at Université Grenoble Alpes in France, in an email.………
The historically high temperatures in Antarctica follow a pulse of exceptional warmth on the planet’s opposite end. On Wednesday, temperatures near the North Pole catapulted 50 degrees above normal, close to the melting point.
At this rate, we are going to see sea level rise on the order of tens of cm a year. (By way of comparison, we have gotten 20cm of sea level rise over the past century).
Anyone want some beach front property in Denver?
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