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According to the new findings, snowfall is topping up ice in the continent's interior and East Antarctic has held its own.
But West Antarctica and the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 200 billion tonnes of ice in 2006 alone.
That is 75 per cent more than losses in 1996 and the equivalent of a global sea level rise of more than half a millimetre, claim international scientists led by NASA geoscientist Eric Rignot, also with the University of California, Irvine (UCI).
"Losses are concentrated along narrow channels occupied by outlet glaciers and are caused by ongoing and past glacier acceleration.
With stories of melting glaciers and sea ice dominating the headlines, it may come as a surprise to some to hear that Antarctica - defying the unlucky fate of its northern cousin - has actually gained over the last two decades. Indeed, while scientists noted declines in the amount of sea ice between 2000 and 2002, satellite records have pointed to a steady half a percent yearly gain since 1978.
Originally posted by Keyhole
Here's two different stories saying the exact opposite things about the ice melting, and these articles were released only days apart!
Originally posted by Keyhole
These two articles came out only 5 days apart!
Originally posted by Illahee
Cool show. I think it was called ice age meltdown or something.
Imagine what could be in this lake, if any eco system survived the millions of years below the ice. Prehistoric creatures alive? Or would the test of evolution come into play here.