02/06/2020 - 18:08
- Clarín.com
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The planet is no longer what it was. And at the Antarctic Base Esperanza this afternoon I was to wear a shirt and shorts. The thermometer recorded a new historical temperature record at noon: at 18.3 ° C it became the highest number since 1961, when it began to have a record of the climate in that portion of the world.
The data was provided by the National Meteorological Service (SMN) and thus exceeded the record of 17.5 degrees that had been reached on March 24, 2015. In this way the trend is maintained that Argentina Antarctica is increasingly warmer
It was not the only place with high temperatures in places that should be cold. In the Marambio Base the heat was also felt with a climate that was not felt since 1971 , when it began to be measured: with 14.1 degrees Celsius, it exceeded 13.8 degrees on February 24, 2013.
From the SMN they say that a maximum of 10 degrees for that place is "unusual . " Antarctica has an area of 14 million square kilometers, its ice sheet is about 4.8 kilometers thick and contains 90% of the world's fresh water. If that ice melted, it would be enough to raise the sea level by about 60 meters.
# Antarctica | New temperature record 🌡️
This noon Base #Esperanza recorded a new historical record (since 1961) of temperature, with 18.3 ° C. This value exceeds the previous record of 17.5 ° C on March 24, 2015. And it was not the only record ... pic.twitter.com/rhKsPFytCb
This record is a tendency of the temperature increase in the Argentine Antarctic in the last 50 years. As José Luís Stella told Clarín, "there is a global trend and Antarctica is not exempt. The average increase is 1 degree . Meanwhile, in the North Pole the decrease in ice is seen.
Base #Marambio also recorded the highest temperature for a month of February since 1971. It reached 14.1 ° C and exceeded 13.8 ° C on February 24, 2013. pic.twitter.com/PsgpMFrHyc
- SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) February 6, 2020Without going any further during September 2019 , the largest iceberg of the last 50 years came off. It had an area of 1,600 square kilometers, equivalent to multiplying the City of Buenos Aires by eight, its estimated thickness was about 210 meters, and contained 315,000 million tons of ice.
While the city of Buenos Aires goes through Thursday the second heat wave of the year with a maximum of 34 degrees and a thermal sensation after 15 hours. touched the 42 °, at the base Esperanza "enjoy" the 18.3 °. Who could.
