{"id":411240,"date":"2025-11-01T19:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-11-01T18:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=411240"},"modified":"2025-12-28T22:33:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-28T21:33:02","slug":"the-antarctic-peninsula-has-cooled-by-over-2c-since-2003","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=411240","title":{"rendered":"The Antarctic Peninsula Has Cooled By Over 2\u00b0C Since 2003"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"472\" data-attachment-id=\"411245\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=411245\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?fit=1415%2C925&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1415,925\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"0Screenshot 2025-11-01 191149\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?fit=723%2C472&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?resize=723%2C472&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A vast, snow-covered landscape in Antarctica featuring numerous small snow-covered peaks and gentle mounds under a clear, overcast sky.\" class=\"wp-image-411245\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?resize=1024%2C669&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?resize=768%2C502&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?resize=1200%2C784&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/0Screenshot-2025-11-01-191149.png?w=1415&amp;ssl=1 1415w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 723px) 100vw, 723px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From <a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/2025\/10\/31\/the-antarctic-peninsula-has-cooled-by-over-2c-since-2003\/\">No Trick Zone<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>By\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/notrickszone.com\/author\/kenneth-richard\/\">Kenneth Richard<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdfdirect\/10.1029\/2024JD043042\">new study<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;indicates the Antarctic Peninsula has cooled -2.2\u00b0C (-1.2\u00b0C\/decade) from 2003-2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Of the 12 regions of Antarctica analyzed for temperature trends from 2003-2021, 6 cooled and 6 warmed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These trends undermine alarmist claims of CO2-induced \u201c<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/greenly.earth\/en-us\/blog\/ecology-news\/polar-amplification-why-are-the-polar-regions-warming-faster\">polar amplification<\/a><\/strong>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"711\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"411242\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=411242\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?fit=816%2C1175&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"816,1175\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?fit=711%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?resize=711%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"A visual representation of air temperature trends and extreme warming events across Antarctica from 2003 to 2021, featuring maps showing annual mean temperature changes and regional classifications.\" class=\"wp-image-411242\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?resize=711%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 711w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?resize=208%2C300&amp;ssl=1 208w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?resize=768%2C1106&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/image-28.png?w=816&amp;ssl=1 816w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image Source:\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/pdfdirect\/10.1029\/2024JD043042\">Nielsen et al., 2025<\/a><\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A\u00a0new study\u00a0indicates the Antarctic Peninsula has cooled -2.2\u00b0C (-1.2\u00b0C\/decade) from 2003-2021.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":121246920,"featured_media":411245,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_crdt_document":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"Antarctic Peninsula Cools by Over 2\u00b0C: A New Study 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