Amidst all the hype about global warming that continues amidst 20 years of no change in temperature, scientists have found that some places are colder than we could imagine.

In Antarctica scientists have measured the lowest temperature yet recorded on the planet. -98C which is down 5 degrees from the previously measured record of -93. To get that low, clear skies and low humidity must persist several days. 

It is believed that it is theoretically possible for temperatures to go to -100C.

So the next time the ABC tells us Antarctica is melting, remember that this is not the full story, and that it is still a very very cold place.

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