The Argentinian research base, Esperanza, where the hottest temperature ever in Antarctica was reportedly recorded on the 6th February 2020, with the station thermometer reading 18.3C.

Greenpeace is back in the Antarctic on the last stage of the 'Protect The Oceans' Expedition. We have teamed up with a group of scientists to investigate and document the impacts the climate crisis is already having in this area.

*This picture was taken in 2020 during the Antarctic leg of the Pole to Pole expedition under the Dutch permit number RWS-2019/40813.