The Antarctic has been experiencing alarmingly high temperatures this month. The mercury climbed to over 15C at one weather station in June, soaring past previous winter heat records.
Instead of the usual 20-centimetre blanket of snow, bare ground was visible in some areas.
The unusual temperatures are sparking fears over the acceleration of climate collapse.
Antarctica swelters in record winter heat
Temperatures in the Antarctic reached a high of 15.4C on 6 June, UK newspaper The Guardian reports. The data was logged by the Argentinian Esperanza base on the Trinity peninsula.
