It's 65 degrees in Antarctica today

It's 65 degrees in Antarctica todayYou'd need more layers in Texas today than you would in Antarctica.On Friday, scientists saw a likely record-breaking 65 degrees Fahrenheit on Antarctica's northernmost tip. The measurement taken at Esperanza Base along Antarctica’s Trinity Peninsula beats out a previous record of 63.5 degrees taken in 2015, and comes just days after the end of the warmest January in the world's recorded history, The Washington Post reports.The Argentinian base announced Antarctica's T-shirt weather on Friday, but the United Nations' World Meteorological Organization said it would have to confirm the reading before declaring a record. The wave of warm area seems to be tied to a "foehn," or a rush of air that comes down from a slope or mountain and compresses air to warm it, the WMO's climate extremes expert told The Associated Press.The Antarctic Peninsula has been recorded as one of the fastest-warming regions on Earth, according to the WMO. A huge majority — around 87 percent — of the peninsula's glaciers have continually retreated over the past 50 years, an obvious sign of ongoing global warming. And with no definitive action being taken toward curbing human-caused climate change, glaciologist Eric Steig told the Post we can expect to see these records broken again soon.More stories from theweek.com Elizabeth Warren's last chance American democracy is dying Democratic debate gives standing ovation to ousted impeachment witness Col. Vindman


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Aide who testified against Trump likely out at White House

Aide who testified against Trump likely out at White HouseThe decorated soldier and White House aide who played a central role in the Democrats' impeachment case against President Donald Trump is expected to be pushed out of his job at the National Security Council, two people familiar with the expected personnel move said Friday. “I'm not happy with him,” Trump told reporters as he left the White House to head to North Carolina. Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman could leave the White House staff and return to a job at the Pentagon as early as Friday.


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