Coverage dated March 18, 2022

Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal

Headline from The Buffalo News

Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50

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  1. The Buffalo News

    Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal (opens The Buffalo News)

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    The Buffalo News's feed description

    Earth’s poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50

  2. NBC New York

    Antarctica and the Arctic Sees Record of 70 and 50 Degrees Above Normal (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    Parts of Antarctica Friday hit 70 degrees warmer than normal.

  3. Hot Air

    It’s 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica (opens Hot Air)

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    Hot Air's feed description

    The coldest location on the planet has experienced an episode of warm weather this week unlike any ever observed, with temperatures over the eastern Antarctic ice sheet soaring 50 to 90 degrees above...

  4. Boston

    It's 70 degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted. (opens Boston)

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    Boston's feed description

    ‘This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,’ one expert said. See Boston.com.

  5. The Times of Israel

    ‘Not a good sign:’ Antarctica, Arctic simultaneously 70 and 50 degrees above normal (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    'They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time,' says a scientist as the two regions both experience freakish extreme heat

  6. Phys

    Hot poles: Antarctica, Arctic 40 and 30 degrees Celsius above normal (opens Phys)

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    Earth's poles are undergoing simultaneous freakish extreme heat with parts of Antarctica more than 70 degrees (40 degrees Celsius) warmer than average and areas of the Arctic more than 50 degrees (30 degrees Celsius) warmer than average.

  7. NBC News

    Antarctica, Arctic undergo simultaneous freakish extreme heat (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    Both of Earth's poles saw their temperatures rise more than 70 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than average, respectively, experts reported.

  8. Los Angeles Times

    Antarctica and Arctic 70 and 50 degrees above normal (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    Parts of Antarctica on Friday hit 70 degrees warmer than normal.

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