PARIS: Eastern Antarctica has recorded exceptionally high temperatures this week, more than 30 degrees Celsius above normal, experts said.

The Concordia research base at Dome C of the Antarctic, which is at an altitude of 3,000 meters (9,800 feet), on Friday registered a record -11.5 degrees Celsius (11.3 Fahrenheit), Etienne Kapikian, a meteorologist from France-Meteo tweeted.

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