"In March 2022, Antarctica experienced an extraordinary heat wave. Large swathes of East #Antarctica experienced temperatures up to 40°C (72°F) above normal, shattering #temperature records. (To understand the immensity of this, consider that the previous March maximum temperature at this location was -27.6°C (-17.68°F))
So shocking & rare was the event, it blew the minds of the Antarctic #climate science community. A major global research project was launched to unravel the reasons behind it & the damage it caused.
