It’s now happening in Antarctica and scientists are worried. We take a look at what’s happening in Antarctica and why scientists are worried.
Antarctica is known as being one of the last places on Earth that humans discovered. Despite the discovery of this land mass we don’t really know much about it. The environment is hostile and not easy to get to. When here you have to deal with the harsh conditions. The temperature close to the coasts of Antarctica are close to freezing in the summer months. During the winter however temperatures can be between -10°C and -30°C but temperatures. When you reach higher elevation though the temperatures struggle to get above -20°C and has been known to fall below -60°C in winter. Vostok station holds the record for the lowest ever temperature recorded at the surface of the Earth -89.2°C.