Well that's some horrific news.

Temperatures in the Antarctic reached a high of 15.4C on 6 June

That's 59.7F

The elephant in the room is that if Antarctica's ice cover entirely melts, ocean levels worldwide will rise by about 60m.

Scientists don't currently believe this will happen anytime soon, predicting between 60cm and 1m by the year 2100, but they also keep saying things like:

[this heat in Antarctica is] "absolutely crazy”.

“It is also about 20C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly".

The peak temperature broke the previous record set at the same station in 1998 by 2C.

The previous record wasn't 2C; it was 13.4C and that was beaten by 2C.

“It is also about 20C above normal for this time of the year. That is a huge anomaly,” he added.

Researchers stationed on King George Island, 160km from Esperanza, reported large areas of the landscape where bare ground was visible after the mercury rose to 4.6C on 6 June.

Even at the top of the 500-metre summit of the nearby Collins glacier, Muñoz witnesses rain melting the ice.

“There was a direct impact on the glacier, which should be receiving snow now. It should not be suffering ablation at this time of the year. This is obviously not good for the glacier,” he said.

March to October is winter in Antarctica.. "this time of year" is the middle of winter. We're cooked.

One correction: 20°C warmer is not 68°F warmer, it's 36°F warmer.

Imagine a statement that 20 Kelvin warmer was -423.67°F (or -253.15°C) warmer and the problem may be more obvious. (Especially since K and °C are the same size)

It is true that 20°C itself is 68°F warmer than 0°F, but 0°F is not 0°C

Absolutely bonkers that record-high temps for the year are being set in winter.

A great opportunity for building a touristic resort there, I'm sure the Orange and his family can do it!