Accelerated Climate Changes in Weddell Sea Region of Antarctica Detected by Extreme Values Theory

• Published in: Atmosphere
• Main Authors: Giuseppe Prete, Vincenzo Capparelli, Fabio Lepreti, Vincenzo Carbone
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2021
• Subjects: climate changes; extreme values theory; Antarctic climate; Antarctic; The Antarctic; Weddell Sea; Weddell; Seymour; Seymour Island; Antarc*; Antarctica
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12020209

On 13 February 2020, The Guardian, followed by many other newspapers and websites, published the news that on 9 February 2020, Antarctic air temperatures rose to about 20.75 ∘C in a base logged at Seymour Island. This value has not yet been validated by the WMO (World Meteorological Organization), b...