Weatherwatch: Antarctica proves to be even colder than previously thought
by Kate Ravilious from Environment | The Guardian on (#3TVDY)
Data from Nasa satellites has been matched with weather station information to reveal a chilly new low
Where is the coldest place on Earth? Antarctica; yes, but where exactly?
On 23 July 1983, the thermometer at the Vostok station, high on the East Antarctic plateau on recorded the lowest measured air temperature on Earth: a frigid -89.2C. But, in recent years, satellite data has revealed it can get even colder.
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