Eastern Antarctica has recorded exceptionally high temperatures in March, more than 30 degrees Celsius above normal, say experts.
The average temperature at the Amundsen–Scott South Pole Station between April and September, a frigid minus - 61 Celsius and was the coldest on record, dating back to 1957.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) in the US stated that July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded globally, in 142 years of recordkeeping. The previous record was set in July 2016.
With this, Antarctica has now become one of the fastest-warming regions in the world - registering a rise of almost three degrees Celsius in the last 50 years.
Much of the planet sweltered in unprecedented heat in July, as temperatures soared to new heights in the hottest month ever recorded. The record warmth also shrank Arctic and Antarctic sea ice to historic lows.
