London: On  18 March, 2022, scientists at the Concordia research station on the east Antarctic plateau documented a remarkable event. They recorded the largest jump in temperature ever measured at a meteorological centre on Earth. According to their instruments, the region that day experienced a rise of 38.5C above its seasonal average: a world record. This startling … Continue reading Scientists warn of ‘catastrophe’ as Antartica world record temperature jumps to 38.5C