Climate Change: It is here.

New verified temperature record for Antarctic continent – British Antarctic Survey (bas.ac.uk)

We see the terrible consequences of changing weather:-

China floods: 12 dead in Zhengzhou train and thousands evacuated in Henan – BBC News

Europe floods: Victims face massive clean-up as waters recede – BBC News

However, to read this, is very concering:-

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has today (1 July 2021) recognised a new record high temperature for the Antarctic continent of 18.3° Celsius on 6 February 2020 at the Esperanza station (Argentina). It also rejected an even higher temperature, of 20.75°C, which was reported on 9 February 2020 at an automated permafrost monitoring station (Brazil) on Seymour Island.

The previous record for the Antarctic region (continental, including mainland and surrounding islands] was 17.5°C (63.5°F) recorded on 24 March 2015 at Esperanza Research Station. The record for the Antarctic region (all ice/land south of 60 degrees latitude) is 19.8C, taken on Signy Island in January 1982.

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