8 Sep 2023

Climate change impact on Antarctica

From Afternoons, 1:15 pm on 8 September 2023

It's a mixed bag for Antarctica with news that in 2022 the ice continent experienced a massive heat wave.

The latest report shows that there were all time new highs but also new sea ice records broken.

 Dr Kyle Clem, a lecturer in climate science at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington speaks to Anna.

Emperor penguin (Aptenodytes forsteri) on iceberg, Larsen C ice shelf, Weddell Sea, Antarctica.
Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto / Biosphoto via AFP

Photo: Sergio Pitamitz / Biosphoto via AFP