Sohn: What’s new under the sun? Energy, climate change and NASCAR

Alex Bowman (88) and Jimmie Johnson (48) lead the field to start the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna) Alex Bowman (88) and Jimmie Johnson (48) lead the field to start the second of two NASCAR Daytona 500 qualifying auto races at Daytona International Speedway, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2020, in Daytona Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Terry Renna)

By Pam Sohn February 16, 2020 4 min read

Heat wave in the Antarctic

There is good news and bad news about climate change and our adaptations to it.

First the bad news:

The temperature in Antarctica soared last week to nearly 70 degrees, appearing to topple another continental record set there just a few days earlier.

The Capitol Weather Gang and The Washington Post reported that a weather research station on Seymour Island in the Antarctic Peninsula registered a temperature of 69.3 degrees on Feb. 9.