On July 1, 2025, in Rosario, Argentina, @edmondcabj shared a video demonstrating the effects of an ongoing polar cold wave.

In recent weeks Europe sweltered under intense heatwaves, while southern South America had record low temperatures. How far is global warming driving these events?

Cold wave advisories will be in effect in some regions in Gangwon, inland Chungcheong, Jeolla provinces, South Gyeongsang and Jeju Island starting at 8 p.m. on Sunday.

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During the cold wave, the biomass and activity of all insects fell sharply. In the months that followed, however, there was a complete recovery.