Polar regions have experienced great extremes in the past month, as temperatures in Antarctica climbed a record-breaking 40C higher than normal and the continent experienced the collapse of a major ice shelf in March.
Temperatures at the Concordia station, that sits more than 3,200 metres above sea level, climbed to a record high of -12C, or more than 40C above what was normal for the season.
Antarctic sea ice extent for March was also 26 per cent below the average level for 1991 to 2020, marking the second lowest reading in the 44-year satellite record, according to data from Copernicus, the European agency.
您已閱讀22%（616字），剩余78%（2146字）包含更多重要信息，訂閱以繼續探索完整內容，并享受更多專屬服務。