Antarctica has logged its hottest temperature on record, with an Argentinian research station thermometer reading 18.3C, beating the previous record by 0.8C. The reading, taken at Esperanza on the northern tip of the continent’s peninsula, beats Antarctica’s previous record of 17.5C, set in March 2015 . A tweet from Argentina’s meteorological agency on Friday revealed the record. The station’s data goes back to 1961. Submarine to explore why Antarctic glacier is melting so quickly Read more SMN Argentina (@SMN_Argentina) #Antártida | Nuevo récord de temperaturas ?️Este mediodía la Base #Esperanza registró un nuevo récord histórico (desde 1961) de temperatura, con 18,3°C. Con este valor se supera el récord anterior de 17,5°C del 24 en marzo de 2015. Y no fue el único récord… pic.twitter.com/rhKsPFytCb February 6, 2020 Antarctica’s peninsula – the area that points towards South America – is one of the fastest warming places on earth, heating by […]