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2020 hottest year in Antarctic Peninsula in 3 decades: University of Santiago

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A study by the University of Santiago de Chile found that the temperature recorded in the Antarctic Peninsula in 2020 was the highest in the past three decades. The temperatures on the peninsula reached between 2 and 3 degrees Celsius between January and August. "In the far northern tip of the Antarctic Peninsula, the average maximum temperature so far this year has been above 0 degrees," Climatologist Raul Cordero said.