Until now, scientists thought Antarctica's interior was cooling, however a new study published in the journal Nature on Thursday has shown that the centre of the continent has actually warmed over the last 50 years.But don't get your life boats out just yet. The study, which uses satellite data, has shown that the average temperature has risen from approximately -50 to -49.5 degrees Celsius.
Is Antarctica now officially the last place on Earth to feel the effects of Climate change?
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So how does warming in Antarctica compare with the rise in temperature in the Arctic?
The rise in temperature that the study has found in Antarctica is comparable to the average global warming. Antarctica is rising in temperature by an average of 0.1 degree Celsius per decade, where as the global average is 0.08 degree Celsius per decade.
So should we be worried about melting Antarctic ice sheets?
Scientists estimate that the global mean temperature will have to increase by 3 degrees Celsius to see significant melting in Antarctica. So we don't have to worry about that just yet, but like most things to do with climate change, it’s about acting now to avoid this happening in the future.
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