Important point is that the amount of area covered by sea ice, which as can be seen in the graph has been relatively stable, is often used as a talking point wh

Important point is that the amount of area covered by sea ice, which as can be seen in the graph has been relatively stable, is often used as a talking point when arguing that climate change has not been happening. However the total mass of ice has been in steady decline: https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/265/video-antarctic-ice-mass-loss-2002-2020/ https://climate.nasa.gov/climate_resources/265/video-antarct... In other words while the extent/area has been relatively stable, it has been getting thinner.