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Antarctica has endured near record-breaking temperatures of late. And now a meridional jet stream flow (induced by low solar activity) is beginning to funnel some of that bone-chilling cold northwards, into South America, Australia, and New Zealand.

Antarctica’s Dome Fuji Station, which is located some 2,400 km from Scott Base, has plunged to -81.7 deg C (-115 deg F) — this is among the locales coldest readings ever recorded.

Professor John Cottle, Antarctica New Zealand Chief Scientific Adviser, said July is typically the coldest month of the year, so the temperature could easily drop another degree or two next month.

“At bases in the center of Antarctica, people are unlikely to be able to venture outside, or if they do, they won’t be able to have any bare skin exposed to avoid frostbite,” said Cottle.

“With these conditions, [frostbite] would occur within a few seconds, much like a ‘burn’ from liquid nitrogen.”

Temperature anomalies across the icy continent have been holding well-below normal this week.

According to the University of Maine, today, June 17, the Antarctic is -3.8C below the 1979-2000 base.

However, last week that departure from the norm was a staggering -8.6C below:

Antarctica has endured near record-breaking temperatures of late. And now a meridional jet stream flow (induced by low solar activity) is beginning to funnel some of that bone-chilling cold northwards, into South America, Australia, and New Zealand. Antarctica’s Dome Fuji Station, which is located some 2,400 km from Scott Base, has plunged to -81.7 deg C (-115 deg F) — this is among the locales coldest readings ever recorded. Professor John Cottle, Antarctica New Zealand Chief Scientific Adviser, said July is typically the coldest month of the year, so the temperature could easily drop another degree or two next month. “At bases in the center of Antarctica, people are unlikely to be able to venture outside, or if they do, they won’t be able to have any bare skin exposed to avoid frostbite,” said Cottle. “With these conditions, [frostbite] would occur within a few seconds, much like a ‘burn’ from liquid nitrogen.” Temperature anomalies across the icy continent have been holding well-below normal this week. According to the University of Maine, today, June 17, the Antarctic is -3.8C below the 1979-2000 base. However, last week that departure from the norm was a staggering -8.6C below:

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The coldest I ever experienced was -35 and I could hear how thick the oil in my had become as the starter struggled to turn the crankshaft.

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I have proof of man made climate change. The hottest i have experienced was the day I hit my wife's flowers along the deck with the weed eater and that was followed by the coldest week of my life. All man made lmao.

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Whoa, what were you doing shutting down at -35? Without a block heater? You were lucky to get started at all even with a gas rig.

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19 years old driving across the country. Stopped in the middle of Nebraska in January for rest. Let's just say I knew what a block heater was after that. Never experienced that before.