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Antarctica is Warming All Antarctica seems to be warming, report says David Perlman, Chronicle Science Editor Thursday, January 22, 2009 San Francisco Chronicle What? A study was done investigating temperatures in Antarctica over the last 50 years Compiled data from 100 manned and unmanned weather stations Why? It was previously reported that the eastern continental interior of Antarctica was showing a cooling trend, but that the western side was showing a warming trend Previous cooling trends were thought to be a result of stronger westerlies (global wind patterns) that resulted from changes