Warm? In Antarctica?!

Scientists have researched for almost half a century of tempatures on the continent. Some regions of Antarctica, particularly the peninsula that stretches toward South America, have warmed rapidly in recent years. Researchers say that warmth is coming to all 7 continents on the earth even Antarctica. Researchers say that this is due to the green house gasses. Because the climate record is still short, more work needs to be done to determine how much of the warming results from natural climate swings and how much from the warming effects of carbon dioxide released by the burning of fossil fuels, as researcher Dr.Steig says. In West Antarctica at 0.3 degrees Fahrenheit, though temperatures in this area are still well below freezing and the warming will not have an immediate effect on sea level.

In my opinion this is a really interesting fact. I never thought that Antarctica would actaully warm up! Who knows, maybe this place will be a new vacation spot!

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/22/science/earth/22climate.html?_r=1&ref=science