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And the ice just keeps stacking up in the Antarctic where, of course, the vast majority of planet's fresh water is stored.
And the ice just keeps stacking up in the Antarctic where, of course, the vast majority of planet's fresh water is stored.
Er, no. The Antarctic is losing mucho ice mass. You get the most basic facts totally wrong. But that's a given. If someone understands logic and science, they don't become a denialist.
However, as flac shows, if someone falls for every idiot right-wing conspiracy theory that they're told to fall for, they do become a denialist. Denialism has zero to do with science, and is entirely a political cult.
ICE is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap.
The results of ice-core drilling and sea ice monitoring indicate there is no large-scale melting of ice over most of Antarctica, although experts are concerned at ice losses on the continent's western coast.
Antarctica has 90 per cent of the Earth's ice and 80 per cent of its fresh water, The Australian reports. Extensive melting of Antarctic ice sheets would be required to raise sea levels substantially, and ice is melting in parts of west Antarctica. The destabilisation of the Wilkins ice shelf generated international headlines this month.
However, the picture is very different in east Antarctica, which includes the territory claimed by Australia.
East Antarctica is four times the size of west Antarctica and parts of it are cooling. The Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research report prepared for last week's meeting of Antarctic Treaty nations in Washington noted the South Pole had shown "significant cooling in recent decades".
Australian Antarctic Division glaciology program head Ian Allison said sea ice losses in west Antarctica over the past 30 years had been more than offset by increases in the Ross Sea region, just one sector of east Antarctica.
And the ice just keeps stacking up in the Antarctic where, of course, the vast majority of planet's fresh water is stored.
Er, no. The Antarctic is losing mucho ice mass. You get the most basic facts totally wrong. But that's a given. If someone understands logic and science, they don't become a denialist.
However, as flac shows, if someone falls for every idiot right-wing conspiracy theory that they're told to fall for, they do become a denialist. Denialism has zero to do with science, and is entirely a political cult.
LOL, no. The western antarctic has lost some ice. The eastern antarctic ice sheet which is huge in comparison is and has been gaining mass. By the way itis also the largest ice sheet in the world by far. So you see (as usual) you are full of manure.
..and the HUGE eastern antarctic ice pack just keeps getting bigger and growing colder, just as it has for many years.
And then land ice....
The West Antarctic Peninsula is one of the fastest warming areas on Earth, with only some areas of the Arctic Circle experiencing faster rising temperatures. However, since Antarctica is a big place, climate change is not having a uniform impact, with some areas experiencing increases in sea ice extent.
Climate Change and the Antarctic - Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition
of course we are not talking about the small western antarctic as the much, much larger and much more significant eastern antarctic continues to grow larger and colder.