A Hot Topic #215 By Hank Silverberg War is raging in Europe, the pandemic is still hanging over our heads as more variants show up, and hostile confrontational politics continue to dominate the headlines. But the biggest threat to mankind may once again have provided strong evidence of impending worldwide disaster, and it is pretty much being ignored. The coldest place on Earth, Vostok on the ice shelf in eastern Antarctica, is 50 to 90 degrees above normal right now, warmer than it's ever been before. The sudden rise has scientists who study such things a bit flabbergasted. It's not exactly balmy, but a heat wave has raised temperatures in Vostok sheet UP to zero. This time of year, it usually averages about -63 degrees Fahrenheit. Zero is the warmest it's ever b...