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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: 3, Insightful) by TheRaven on Wednesday November 04 2015, @08:40AM

  by TheRaven (270) on Wednesday November 04 2015, @08:40AM (#258323) Journal

  We know that we're pumping energy into a chaotic system. We know that, when you pump energy into a chaotic system then it will either settle at a new equilibrium, or it will oscillate unpredictably. We know that there are two stable states for this system where humans would find it very hard, if not impossible to survive. We hope that there's another equilibrium where we can continue to survive.

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