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Look, we're SWEATING in Cambridge today. But down at the UK's largest Antarctic research station, our team are also experiencing a heatwave. It's midwinter on the Antarctic Peninsula: it should be -15°C to -20°C at the moment. It's -2°C. There's almost no sea ice, and there has been rain.

British Antarctic Survey 🐧
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Extreme weather is becoming more frequent and more intense - whether that's in the UK or in Antarctica. BAS scientists contributed to this new rapid-analysis study that confirms this Antarctic Peninsula heatwave has been amplified by human-driven climate change. www.climameter.org/20260606-ant...

climameter.orgClimaMeter - 2026/06/06 Antarctic HeatwaveHigh temperatures over the Antarctic Peninsula in June 2026 strengthened by human-driven climate change Contact Authors Neven S. Fučkar (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford, UK) - ne...
British Antarctic Survey 🐧
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Nearly 50 years of observations at Rothera Research Station tell a clear story: 📈 June 2025 was the warmest since records began 🌡️ June 2026 could rank among the warmest too 💧 This is the third midwinter in four years with no sea ice at Rothera Here's our write up: www.bas.ac.uk/news/think-i...

bas.ac.ukThink it’s hot here? The Antarctic Peninsula is unusually warm too - British Antarctic SurveyAs extreme summer heat causes disruption across the UK and Europe this week, Midwinter at Antarctica’s Rothera Research Station is becoming increasingly unrecognisable.

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