Scientists Warn Antarctica , Facing Extreme Weather , Driven By Climate Change.br 'Time' reports that scientists have warned thatbr records have even been shattered in Antarctica br amid a worldwide increase in temperatures.br 'Time' reports that scientists have warned thatbr records have even been shattered in Antarctica br amid a worldwide increase in temperatures.br Researchers say that there has also been an br uptick in the number of extreme weather events.br Researchers say that there has also been an br uptick in the number of extreme weather events.br According to a new paper in br 'Frontiers in Environmental Science,' br the western region along with the peninsulabr have seen dramatic ice sheet melt. .br 'Time' reports that one glacier has been dubbed br the 'Doomsday Glacier' by scientists, amid an br international effort to determine why it's melting so fast.br A changing Antarctica br is bad news for our planet, Martin Siegert, a glaciologist, professor of geosciences at br University of Exeter and lead author on the paper, via 'Time'.br According to Anna Hogg, one of the paper's co-authors and br a professor at the University of Leeds, the work illustrates br the deep connection between the ice, ocean and air. .br Once you’ve made a big change, br it can then be really hard to br sort of turn that around, Martin Siegert, a glaciologist, professor of geosciences at br University of Exeter and lead author on the paper, via 'Time'.br 'Time' reports that the team investigated several factors br including heat waves, melting sea ice, collapse of br ice shelves and associated impact on biodiversity.br I'm not an alarmist, but br what we see is alarming, Waleed Abdalati, an environmental researcher br at the University of Colorado, via 'Time'.