Feeling chilly? Here's cold comfort: You could be in East Antarctica which new data says set a record for "soul-crushing" cold.
Try 135.8 degrees Fahrenheit below zero; that's 93.2 degrees below zero Celsius, which sounds only slightly toastier. Better yet, don't try it. That's so cold scientists say it hurts to breathe.
A new look at NASA satellite data revealed that Earth set a new record for coldest temperature recorded. It happened in August 2010 when it hit -135.8 degrees. Then on July 31 of this year, it came close again: -135.3 degrees.
The old record had been -128.6 degrees, which is -89.2 degrees Celsius.This is another data point that did not/will not show up in Algore's PowerPoint presentation.
An inconvenient truth.
The new record was not a slight difference. It blew away the previous record. The old record: -129; the new record: -136. Almost 7 degrees. When records like these are set, it's generally a tenth of a degree or maybe a full degree at best. This is not trivial. And that was back in 2010 when things were said to be warming up. Hmmmm.....
And to think the my granddaughters and I were around to read about this.
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