Temperatures in eastern Antarctica are 70 degrees warmer than usual

BY SARAKSHI RAI1

Eastern Antarctica on Friday recorded temperatures that are 70 degrees higher than normal for this time of the year, The Washington Post reported.

Temperatures in the eastern part of the continent have soared 50 to 90 degrees above normal, raising concern from the scientific community.

The Post reported that instead of temperatures being minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit or minus 60 degrees Fahrenheit, they’ve been closer to zero or 10 degrees Fahrenheit which is considered to be a massive heat wave by Antarctic standards.

https://thehill.com/policy/energy-environment/e2-wire/598842-temperatures-in-eastern-antarctica-are-70-degrees-warmer