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Also NASA: Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Record Maximum (2014) [1] NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses (2015) [2] etc etc etc

Also NASA: Antarctic Sea Ice Reaches New Record Maximum (2014) [1] NASA Study: Mass Gains of Antarctic Ice Sheet Greater than Losses (2015) [2] etc etc etc [1] https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/antarctic-sea-ice-reaches-new-record-maximum https://www.nasa.gov/content/goddard/antarctic-sea-ice-reach... [2] https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-of-antarctic-ice-sheet-greater-than-losses https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/nasa-study-mass-gains-o...

nherment 8y ago
I think maybe these are worth reading past the title? [1]: > While the Antarctic sea ice yearly wintertime maximum extent hit record highs from 2012 to 2014 before returning to average levels in 2015, both the Arctic wintertime maximum and its summer minimum extent have been in a sharp decline for the past decades. Studies show that globally, the decreases in Arctic sea ice far exceed the increases in Antarctic sea ice. [2] "We’re essentially in agreement with other studies that show an increase in ice discharge in the Antarctic Peninsula and the Thwaites and Pine Island region of West Antarctica" ... "“Our main disagreement is for East Antarctica and the interior of West Antarctica" ... "If the losses of the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of West Antarctica continue to increase at the same rate they’ve been increasing for the last two decades, the losses will catch up with the long-term gain in East Antarctica in 20 or 30 years -- I don’t think there will be enough snowfall increase to offset these losses."
acqq 8y ago
No, over years, Antarctic loses total ice, 125 GTons per year on average: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30880 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30880 "Sea ice" from the titles you quote is just a subset of "ice" and "extent" is just one dimension of all its presence, and there's constantly less total ice (minus seasonal variation). Your title selection misuses some people's unawareness of the difference.

nherment 8y ago

I think maybe these are worth reading past the title? [1]: > While the Antarctic sea ice yearly wintertime maximum extent hit record highs from 2012 to 2014 before returning to average levels in 2015, both the Arctic wintertime maximum and its summer minimum extent have been in a sharp decline for the past decades. Studies show that globally, the decreases in Arctic sea ice far exceed the increases in Antarctic sea ice. [2] "We’re essentially in agreement with other studies that show an increase in ice discharge in the Antarctic Peninsula and the Thwaites and Pine Island region of West Antarctica" ... "“Our main disagreement is for East Antarctica and the interior of West Antarctica" ... "If the losses of the Antarctic Peninsula and parts of West Antarctica continue to increase at the same rate they’ve been increasing for the last two decades, the losses will catch up with the long-term gain in East Antarctica in 20 or 30 years -- I don’t think there will be enough snowfall increase to offset these losses."

acqq 8y ago

No, over years, Antarctic loses total ice, 125 GTons per year on average: https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30880 https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/30880 "Sea ice" from the titles you quote is just a subset of "ice" and "extent" is just one dimension of all its presence, and there's constantly less total ice (minus seasonal variation). Your title selection misuses some people's unawareness of the difference.