Ground temperatures in East Antarctica have soared more than 50 degrees (28 Celsius) above normal in the second major heat ...

But a key player is likely an event unfolding high above Antarctica, which itself may have been triggered by a heat wave at surface level on the frozen continent. Here's what's happening—and ...

But even before this record, one of the coldest places in the world was “sweating”: Antarctica experienced an extraordinary heat wave in March 2022 that shocked climate researchers.

There's conclusive evidence that the temperature in Antarctica is rising, according to the study. The most extreme heat wave ever seen globally, the study stated, "occurred over East Antarctica in ...