The strange conditions are due to an atmospheric phenomenon that is abnormal for the area.
The cause was a rare stratospheric warming that weakened the Antarctic gyre, favoring strong downward compression.
Da giorni le temperature in Antartide sono ben superiori alle medie, ma stavolta il cambiamento climatico non c’entra.
Temperatures in Antarctica are still well below freezing but are still unseasonably warm.© oliver.dodd via Flickr
It also hits amid a global heat wave that saw therecord for hottest day broken twice.
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