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Antarctic temperature record: A warning for the future?

Matthew SuttonFebruary 23, 2020March 4, 2020013 mins

Brazilian scientists have recorded the highest-ever Antarctic temperature. At midday on 9 February, air temperature at the Marambio research base hit 20.75ᵒC. This is the first time that a temperature exceeding 20ᵒC has been recorded anywhere within the Antarctic climate zone – the area further than 60 degrees south of the equator. Marambio is located…

The Paris Agreement, is it all Empty Promises and False Hope?

Louis ClaxtonFebruary 14, 2018April 26, 202008 mins

For most, March 2015 and September 2016 may have faded from memory. However as someone who studies the climate, these months stand out. March 2015 was the first month for at least 800,000 years that global average CO2 concentration remained above 400ppm. Moreover, in September 2016, the usual minimum for monthly CO2 levels, the concentration…