Australian Antarctic Division
New research showing that ‘supercooled’ Southern Ocean clouds are different from any others on Earth, promises to improve climate and weather forecasting models.
It also raises tantalising questions about how microscopic life in the Southern Ocean affects Antarctic climate and weather.
The monkey (top) deck of Aurora Australis was fitted out with 64 instruments to measure cloud, aerosol, precipitation and radiation properties during summer 2017-18. Photo: Doug Thost
The findings come after an international team conducted four major field campaigns between 2016 and 2018 to measure clouds, aerosols (fine particles), precipitation (rainfall and snowfall), and the state of the atmosphere over the Southern Ocean, from ships, aircraft and a sub-Antarctic island.
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The Sonoran Desert is one of the new record holders for Earth’s hottest surface temperature. benedek/iStock
Move over, Death Valley: These are the two hottest spots on Earth
May. 19, 2021 , 1:40 PM
Death Valley holds the record for the highest air temperature on the planet: On 10 July 1913, temperatures at the aptly named Furnace Creek area in the California desert reached a blistering 56.7°C (134.1°F). Average summer temperatures, meanwhile, often rise above 45°C (113°F).
But when it comes to surface temperature, two spots have Death Valley beat. A new analysis of high-resolution satellite data finds the Lut Desert in Iran and the Sonoran Desert along the Mexican-U.S. border have recently reached a sizzling 80.8°C (177.4°F).
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