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In Antarctica, Too, Temperatures On The Rise

NPR
Published January 23, 2009 at 9:00 AM CST

Researchers report in the journal Nature that temperatures across Antarctica rose an average of 0.2 degrees Fahrenheit per decade. The study looked at 50 years of temperature data. Researcher Eric Steig explains why the warming trend wasn't detected until recently.

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