Record breaking temperatures at both poles on the same day
“With everything going on in the world right now, the dual polar climate disasters of 2022 should be the top story.” – Prof. Eliot Jacobson
The term ‘unprecedented’ has become the new norm, but this sets an incredible new benchmark for the world, one that barely made a passing blip in the news. Record temperature highs were set on the same day at both ends of the planet, with temperatures between 30 – 40C above average. The mapped image from Climate Reanalyzer tells the story.
Strong winds from Australia appear to have been a factor in the Eastern Antarctic warming over Vostok, resulting in an atmospheric river. A similar effect is in play in the Northern Hemisphere:
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While this video explains what happens to California; the same processes create atmospheric rivers across the globe.
