The entire coastal regions of Antarctica is hot (click here for loop). The heat has nearly enveloped the entire continent. The Blue Ice definately has severe warming and the coldest is noted to be about -3o F on this loop. It is easy to note the vortices in the Southern Hemisphere that are carrying heat from the equator into the ice continent. This is about as severe has I have noted the warming to be and SUSTAIN. The equatorial heat has been invasive to Antarctica to this degree for at least the last week.
Vostok is -32 Fahrenheit. Like, what?
Base St. Martin, Antarctica is 46 Fahrenheit. Not good.
December 19, 2009
0600 PM UTC
Antarctica
December 19, 2009
1929 GMT
Antarctica and Southern Hemisphere
