Australian Antarctic Programme scientists recorded the first reported heatwave event at Casey research station in East Antarctica during the 2019-2020 southern hemisphere summer.
Record high temperatures were also reported on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Casey recorded its the highest-ever maximum and minimum temperatures from Jan. 23 to 26.
A heatwave is classified as three consecutive days in which extremely high maximum and minimum temperatures are recorded.
During the stretch the minimum temperatures were …
“We are moving 600 elephants, two prides of lion comprising between five and 10 members, a pack of wild dogs, 50 buffalo, 40 giraffes and 2,000 impalas,” parks and wildlife authority spokesman Tinashe Farawo told AFP.
The animals will be moved from Save Conservancy, a major park in southeastern Zimbabwe,
