The temperatures at the Earth's poles have reached utterly terrifying heights. Antarctica saw the mercury rise to 40C warmer than seasonal norms, whereas at the north pole it was 30C higher than normal.
Scientists believe it would be "virtually impossible" for these coldest areas of our planet to reach these temperatures without humans burning fossil fuels. Man-made climate change is well-established scientific fact. There have been many myths circulated about it which you can see debunked here and you can also read about the impact it is going to have on people here in Wales by clinking on this link.
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