Ok, i did a bit of googling to try and understand this. It turns out that the extent of sea ice in Antarctica has been expanding! though calling it record setti

Ok, i did a bit of googling to try and understand this. It turns out that the extent of sea ice in Antarctica has been expanding! though calling it record setting is misleading. The fresh water from the massive melt-off of land ice creates an insulation layer when it meets the sea water that prevents the sea ice from melting. One article [1] called it a "small but statistically significant sea-ice expansion". Another data point says there is more sea ice in antarctica today than 30 years ago. Put those two points together, and "small but statistically significant" becomes "RECORD SETTING!" [1] http://www.nature.com/news/global-warming-expands-antarctic-sea-ice-1.12709 http://www.nature.com/news/global-warming-expands-antarctic-...