Advertisement'Antarctica Melts,' NASA Says, Showing Effects Of A Record Warm SpellFebruary 21, 2020Bill ChappellfacebookEmailSatellite images show the effects of a prolonged warm spell on Eagle Island, in the far north of the Antarctic Peninsula, NASA says. An inch of snowpack melted in just one day, the agency says. The blue areas in snow on the right are ponds of melted water. (NASA)