Meteorologist Debunks Claim Antarctica Is ‘Burning’ Up From A Heat Wave
by Anthony Watts Sep 20, 2024 in Bipolar, Extreme Weather, Media, News and Opinion Reading Time: 4 mins read
A variety of mainstream media outlets claim Antarctica is burning up, registering unusually hot temperatures due to climate change, citing a recent study as the source for their stories. The stories misrepresent the study’s findings and the science. [emphasis, links added]
The peer-reviewed paper that the headlines reference clearly states that a short-term weather event was the cause, not climate change.
Also, contrary to media claims, there was no “heat wave,” since the official meteorological criteria for calling this event a heat wave was not met.
The photo above shows the headline of SciTechDaily: Earth’s Last Frontier Burns: Record-Breaking Heat Strikes Antarctica in Winter.
https://climatechangedispatch.com/meteorologist-debunks-claim-antarctica-is-burning-up-from-a-heat-wave/
