The Alien Invasion of Antarctica Is Only Just Beginning

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2 pointsZaplanincan2 comments

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

'degrees'? what kind of degrees Mr journalist?

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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