Antarctica Didn't Reach Record High Temps - the Media Lied

As usually the media went all crazy reporting that Antarctica had just recorded its highest temperatures in recent history! What they reported was that Antarctica has actually hit its highest temperature on record, 63 .5 degrees Fahrenheit. However what the media hype glossed over is one inconvenient truth: this temperature measurement wasn’t even taken in Antarctica but in Base Esperanza and Marambio Base.

Now, of course, all these news may actually sound like global warming, that is, until it’s revealed that Base Esperanza and Marambio Base are not in fact located in the Antarctic Circle, but at the very tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, on the continent’s western side under South America. Besides, it’s not even clear if the world’s main meteorological body considers these bases as part of the South Pole’s temperature record. So, you get it...

As it turns out, according to the World Meteorological Organization, the all-time warmest temperature recorded Antarctica happened on January 5, 1974. The reading was taken from the Vanda Station that is well within the Antarctic Circle. However, even this station has only been occupied for short periods, and mostly during Austral summers - according to the Underground.

Obviously that didn’t stop media outlets from running with headlines such as: "Antarctica Recorded Its Hottest Temperature on Record This Week" or "Antarctica just had its warmest day on record". Sure, why bother writing about the details or better yet the truth?

So, rest assured that no, Antarctica didn’t reach record high temperatures!

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