NASA says the coldest place on Earth can reach temperatures as low as 135 Fahrenheit below zero, causing frostbite in under two minutes.
The coldest place on Earth could leave an ill-equipped wanderer suffering from frostbite in just two minutes. That’s because this area of the East Antarctic Plateau can reach temperatures as low as 135 degrees Fahrenheit below zero,, and that’s on a clear winter night. What’s even more surprising, though, is that this area of the world is actually getting colder.
Exposure to such extreme temperatures requires quite a bit of preparation and gear to survive without long-standing damage to your body, too. Exposure to 95 degrees F below zero temperatures alone can leave you suffering from frostbite in just two minutes. So, at 135 degrees F below, the coldest place on Earth could leave you suffering even faster.
These temperatures are astounding because they’re even much colder than some of the temperatures that the Red Planet sees during winter, and it’s further from the Sun than we are! This location has held hard to the moniker of the coldest place on Earth since NASA recorded temperatures there back in 2013. have definitely risen somewhat in that time span. So, it does make you wonder just how long until this area of the planet is affected by the ongoing climate change issues.