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The 9 at 9: Saturday Antarctica

The 9 at 9: Saturday

EVERY MORNING, TheJournal.ie brings you all the news you need to know as you start the day. 1. #HAPPY VOTING: Voting day for the general election is finally upon us. Polls opened at 7am this morning and will remain so until 10pm tonight heres everything you …
bubmag
February 8, 2020
Antarctica Hits 64.9 Degrees, Highest Temperature Ever Recorded On Continent Antarctica

Antarctica Hits 64.9 Degrees, Highest Temperature Ever Recorded On Continent

In a rattling new development, a research station in Antarctica registered the highest temperature ever recorded on the icy continent: 64.9 degrees Fahrenheit. Argentina’s Esperanza Base on the northern edge of Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula marked the high (18.3 Celsius) on Thursday. The previous record was 63.5 degrees on March 24, 2015.…
bubmag
February 8, 2020
Climate crisis: Antartica posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C Antarctica

Climate crisis: Antartica posts record temperature reading of 18.3°C

Speaking to journalists in Geneva, spokesperson Clare Nullis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), said that the record reading taken in the north of the continent, would be considered unusual, even during the current warmer summer months.  “The Argentine research base, which is called Esperanza, it’s on the northern tip…
bubmag
February 7, 2020
Record high temperature of more than 18°C recorded for Antarctica Antarctica

Record high temperature of more than 18°C recorded for Antarctica

Antarctica's warmest day: Scientists detect a record-high temperature of 18.3°C on the frozen continentReading from the Esperanza research base was recorded at midday on Thursday Beats beats the previous record of 17.5°C (63.5°F) in March 2015 by 0.8°C This Antarctic Peninsula region is among the fastest warming regions on earth Temperature is approximately the…
bubmag
February 7, 2020