About 20% of the snow cover has melted on Eagle Island in the northeast of the peninsula, attributable to an atypical warmth. The record speed of snow melting was recorded in Antarctica due to high air temperatures, Science Alert reports, citing data from NASA. According to the publication, on February 9, a temperature record was recorded on Seymour Island - + 20.75 ° C. Now, data from the US Aerospace Agency indicate that high temperatures have melted about 20% of the snow cover on Eagle Island, which is located on the northeastern edge of the Antarctic Peninsula. "Never before has snow melted in Antarctica so quickly. Previously, such a speed (melting) could be observed in Alaska and Greenland, but it is not typical for Antarctica," said American geologist Maury Pelto. In his opinion, high temperatures can be considered the reason. Such figures are not typical for the weather conditions of Antarctica: the average annual temperature in the central part of the continent, as a rule, drops to –57 ° С. According to experts, the snow cover on Eagle Island "lost" more than ten centimeters only from 6 to 11 February. Environmentalists are worried about the frequency of events: this is the third major "large-scale melting" this winter.
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