Antarctic temperatures are record high, reaching 17.5 degrees Celsius

Scientists say that the temperature in Antarctica has reached a record, 17.5 degrees Celsius, the highest level in history, not only that, the world temperature in 2015 could increase unprecedentedly. .

The highest temperature in the South is in history, reaching 17.5 degrees Celsius

The climate in recent years has been changed, leading to complicated developments in Antarctica . Recently, scientists have measured the highest temperature in Antarctica of 17.5 degrees C. Research organizations when the American hydrograph, Weather Underground said this measurement was done at Argentina's Esperanza base, on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula.

Historically, the highest temperature recorded in Antarctica was 17.1 degrees C , measured by Esperanza on April 24, 1961. Weather Underground said that this is a " significant heat wave " in history, although this phenomenon usually occurs at the end of summer in the South.

According to the National Oceanic and Meteorological Agency (NOAA, USA) on the average temperature worldwide, while last January was the second hottest month in 135 years, February This is the hottest February . The temperature of February 2015 is 1.5 ° F higher than the average of February of the previous century. In addition, in the first 2 months of 2015, their temperature is 1.42 ° F higher than the average of the first 2 months of the 20th century. Meanwhile, February 2014 only ranked 21/135 in terms of heat with the remaining February.

The temperature in Antarctica rises, reaching a record of 17.5 degrees Celsius, caused by El Nino

However, data from the National Aeronautics and Space Agency (NASA, USA) is slightly different from NOAA. In NASA rankings, January 2015 ranked 2nd in heat and February 2015 ranked 4th . These differences come from monitoring data and measurement methods of two different agencies. But both NASA and NOAA results show that 2015 is a very hot year because the remaining months may even exceed the record or be in the top 10 in terms of heat compared to the same period of previous years.

The hotness of 2015 is partly attributed to the El Nino phenomenon, which is already happening in the southern hemisphere . El Nino is a phenomenon where seawater in South America and the Pacific becomes warmer than the average of other years, leading to a higher global average temperature than usual.

Gavin Schmidt, a meteorologist at the Goddard Institute (NASA), analyzed that the ocean is rapidly heating up by absorbing too much Earth's heat . The result is that large glaciers around Antarctica melt very quickly. Meanwhile glaciers far from this continent are growing.

Climate phenomena are still complicated because the ozone layer continues to affect the area . Wind and flow cycles are unchallenged challenges for scientists. It is known that the earth will heat up at least about 2 degrees Celsius by the end of the century. However, the exact number is dependent on the ability to cut greenhouse gas emissions.