The Alien Invasion of Antarctica Is Only Just Beginning

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	The Alien Invasion of Antarctica Is Only Just Beginning (cnet.com)
	2 points by Zaplanincan 1512 days ago

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Shadonototra 1512 days ago

"March, a French-Italian base in East Antarctica recorded temperatures 70 degrees higher than average"

'degrees'? what kind of degrees Mr journalist?

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eesmith 1512 days ago

It's a hyperlink. Follow it to read "47℃ and 30℃". Ergo, °F.

A few lines later the author uses "18.3 degrees Fahrenheit", which might suggest the same thing. However, oddly the author also uses "drop to minus 11 degrees Celsius".

Regarding the story, given the difficulties in limiting "invasions" like this, what hope does a hypothetical Mars colony have?

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