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Just Because Antarctica Might Be Gaining Ice Doesn't Mean Climate Change Isn't Happening

Just Because Antarctica Might Be Gaining Ice Doesn't Mean Climate Change Isn't Happening

by The Daily Eye Team November 3 2015, 3:17 pm Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 22 secs

The study, published in the Journal of Glaciology, analyzed satellite data from two time periods. It concludes that during both periods, the amount of snow gained on the continent was greater than the amount of ice lost to melting. For the most recent period, between 2003 and 2008, the paper reports that the continent had a net gain of 82 gigatons per year. (A gigaton of ice is a billion metric tons.) Read More?at ?www.news.vice.com




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