Antarctica's Concordia Reaches Earth's Coldest Reading in 14 Years

Antarctica's Concordia Station logged -119.4°F, the coldest officially recorded ground temperature on Earth in 14 years, driven by the high-altitude interior plateau's dry, sunless winter and clear skies that let heat escape to space; past lows include -120.5°F at Concordia in 2010 and -128.6°F at Vostok in 1983, with satellite data suggesting even colder pockets may exist near the ice sheet, while other Antarctic regions show warming, highlighting regional climate variability.