Concordia Station Hits -84.1 C in East Antarctica as Polar Night Deepens Extreme Cold
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Updated · news.inbox.eu · Jul 31
Concordia Station Hits -84.1 C in East Antarctica as Polar Night Deepens Extreme Cold
3 articles · Updated · news.inbox.eu · Jul 31
Summary
-84.1 C was recorded at Concordia, one of the world’s most isolated research stations, during East Antarctica’s polar night.
More than 3,200 meters above sea level and over 1,000 kilometers from the coast, the site cooled so sharply because high altitude, very dry air and cloudless skies let heat radiate into space.
Scientists said the reading does not contradict global warming, noting climate change tracks long-term average temperatures even as local atmospheric conditions can still produce exceptional cold.
The temperature fell short of Concordia’s 2010 low of -84.7 C and Earth’s confirmed record of -89.2 C at Russia’s Vostok station in 1983, but the data may help refine climate models.