Record temperature registered in Antarctic Peninsula
The United Nations (UN)'s weather agency registered on Thursday (February 6) a record temperature on the Antarctic Peninsula, which they say is one of the world's fastest warming regions, an agency spokeswoman said of Friday (February 7).
World Meteorological Organization (WMO) spokeswoman Claire Nullis said temperatures in the peninsula rose to 18.3 degrees Celsius on Thursday, as observed by an Argentine research base, adding that although the measurement still needs to be verified for accuracy, it so far seems to be a "likely legitimate record."
The highest recorded temperature for the Antarctic region dates back to January 1982, when 19.8 degree Celsius were registered on Signy Island.
Nullis said the Antarctic peninsula was one of the fastest warming regions in the world, and the data they have so far on this area was of great concern.
According to the WMO, the average temperature in Antarctica, which has an area of 14 million square kilometers, ranges from -10 degrees Celsius on the Antarctic coast to -60 degrees Celsius at the highest parts of the interior.
Its ice sheet is up to 4.8 kilometers thick and contains 90% of the world's fresh water.
Nullis warned that cracks in the Island glacier have been growing rapidly over the past few days, as well as in the neighboring Thwaites Glacier, two of Antarctica's biggest.
"It matters a lot because of sea level rise," Nullis said. "It means we are in big trouble when it comes to sea level rise."
(Source: Reuters)
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