A rare temperature spike in the atmosphere high above Antarctica is threatening to split the southern polar vortex, bringing with it the potential for extreme weather events across the Southern Hemisphere. In July 2024, a Sudden Stratospheric Warming (SSW) event was detected in the skies above the Southern Ocean that surroundsread more
Regions in both the Antarctic and Arctic have simultaneously experienced freakish heat waves, sending temperatures soaring 60 and 50 degrees Fahrenheit above normal, respectively, an unprecedented event that occurred despite the fact that at any given time each pole is experiencing opposite seasons. “They are opposite seasons. You don’t seeread more
A record-high temperature was recorded in Antarctica on February 6, with the thermometer hitting 18.3°C (64.9°F) at Esperanza Base, on the northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, according to Argentina’s Servicio Meteorológico Nacional (SMN). This temperature beats the previous record of 17.5°C (63.5°F) by 0.8°C (1.44°F), made at the sameread more
Linda Moulton Howe’s new documentary Antarctica: Alien Secrets Beneath the Ice is available on Vimeo and Amazon Prime. In this interview she and Whitley go deeper, exploring the hidden meaning of the enigmatic story of a possible alien and very ancient presence in Antarctica. It would, of course, be theread more