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NASA: Antarctica Ice is Growing, Not Shrinking

posted by cmn32480 on Tuesday November 03 2015, @07:27PM   
from the the-debate-is-open dept.

A recent study by NASA seems to contradict some of the currently accepted knowledge about global warming and glaciers. It found that increased ice melting in Antarctica is offset by increased snowfall, meaning that the continent's glaciers are posting a net gain in mass, and are not contributing to rising sea levels.

Contrary to some sensationalist headlines about the "end of global warming", the study's authors urged caution.

"We're essentially in agreement with other studies that show an increase in ice discharge," in other parts of the continent, [Jay] Zwally said.

"Our main disagreement is for East Antarctica and the interior of West Antarctica; there, we see an ice gain that exceeds the losses in the other areas," he explained in a NASA announcement.

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Editors Note: As best as I can tell, this is the NASA study referenced in the article above. Note that it is from October, 2014.

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• Re:This only proves that we know nothing (Score: 4, Informative) by gman003 on Tuesday November 03 2015, @09:46PM

  by gman003 (4155) on Tuesday November 03 2015, @09:46PM (#258156)

  Oh, you mean like the USGS temperature data? Where, if you take out the "corrections" for different measurement methods used in historical data, the warming is actually HIGHER than it is with the "corrected" data?

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