Here we go again -- another Antarctic heatwave may be coming soon. In the 10-day forecast, areas near the South Pole may reach more than 30C (54F) above average. The heat will also be impacting West Antarctica and the Thwaites glacier. Stay tuned.

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“你有听过吗?后羿的故事。他射了九分之十的太阳。”
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Technoblade but drew him based off Hou Yi and Antarctic Empire using Wilburtwt community's smash or pass colour palette :D
(Rts and likes much appreciated!)

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i wanted to have something prepared for antarctica 5k but i never thought i’d reach it soon… almost there though i can’t thank you guys enough

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In February 2022, sea ice around Antarctica reached the lowest extent ever observed since the start of the satellite record in 1979. It marks the first time that the ice was observed to shrink below 2 million square kilometers [read more: https://t.co/975zQVk52R]

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The Duck Knight and Antarctic Romantic are almost sold out. Only 3 and 4 editions left respectively.

Let’s adopt a birby birb! 🦇🐧

https://t.co/WoGm2vdOVm

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Featured Art of the Day: "Lost Antarctida". Buy it at: https://t.co/tH1IpPLlUu

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You would expect when seeing this graph maybe some sort of Emergency meeting of governments, public statements etc. Researchers & scientists have been sounding the alarm for decades, now we have in a day 40 °C over the average in Antarctica, 30 in the Arctic regions & Siberia.

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👇 Well... this is REALLY not good.

Antarctica and the Arctic are respectively 70 and 50 degrees above normal
https://t.co/FVPa7vg1ax

“They are opposite seasons. You don’t see the north and the south (poles) both melting at the same time,”

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The "unthinkable"has happened not in 2050 but right here right now in East Antarctica with temps hitting over 70 degrees above normal and barely mentioned on main stream news
Meanwhile in Arctic Vostok temperatures hit 0 degrees beating the all-time record by about 27 degrees

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BREAKING: simultaneous freakish heat in the Arctic and Antarctic described as 'impossible' and 'unthinkable' by scientists as abrupt climate change accelerates wildly 🧵

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It’s 70 F or 39 C degrees warmer than normal in eastern Antarctica. Scientists are flabbergasted
https://t.co/5zDTELpVjp
‘This event is completely unprecedented and upended our expectations about the Antarctic climate system,’ one expert said

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Extraordinary anomalies in lead to historic records today:
-Vostok 3489m -17.7C,monthly record beaten by nearly 15C !
-Concordia 3234m -12.2C,highest Temp. on records and about 40C above average !
-Dome C II 3250m -10.1C
-D-47 1560m -3.3C
-Terra Nova Base 74S +7.0C

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Today marks the peak of a record-breaking heat-wave in Eastern Antarctica, with high temps along the coastline reaching over 5°C (41°F) -- look at the green shaded areas. Some of these record temps may be as much as 40°C (72°F) above average.

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L'anomalie de température atteint +30 à +35°C actuellement sur le plateau de l'Antarctique de l'est. Concordia au Dôme C a établi un nouveau record absolu de température élevée, tous mois confondus : -12,2°C, contre -13,7°C le 17 décembre 2016. Données depuis 2005.

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You got to love penguins! Here's an assortment of most common penguins found in Antarctica. In total, there are approx 20 million breeding pairs in the Antarctic region 🐧

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Amazing to learn last week that the ship Endurance has been found! Here’s a sneak peek of one Antarctic explorer who lived through that harrowing adventure. (THE INDESTRUCTIBLE TOM CREAN will be out in early ‘23… more to share soon!)

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