Heatwaves raise temperatures in the Arctic and Antarctic

Although the polar regions are the coldest regions on earth, both polar regions have recently been exposed to heat waves. Due to heat waves, temperatures have been detected much higher than the average temperatures so far in both Antarctica and the Arctic.

Poles are warming

Antarctica is entering winter as the North Pole is coming out of winter. The fact that both polar regions were caught in heat waves at the same time surprises experts. The Italian-French Concordia research station on the Antarctic Plateau measured -12.2°C, the highest temperature ever, with warmings about 22°C above the overall average. In other parts of the continent, temperatures reached a maximum of 5.6 °C last week.

Higher temperatures of up to 10°C were detected in parts of the Arctic.

Professor Martin Siegert, co-director of the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment: “In Antarctica and the Arctic, the impacts on sea ice and permafrost and the resulting climate feedback are also significant. These are unusual events but If they become regular events, they will significantly affect both regions.” made statements.

Pole regions of the world are warming much faster than the rest of the world. Melting glaciers reveal more oceans, while darker oceans absorb more heat and melt more glaciers. This indirectly leads to a loop.