Ice gain in Antarctica not fuel for climate change denial

H

eadlines about global warming frequently refer to melting ice, but a new study reports that Antarctica may actually have gained mass.

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.)

Jay Zwally, the lead author on the paper and a scientist at the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, said that this study should not fuel climate change denial.

Read the Vice News story - “Just Because Antarctica Might Be Gaining Ice Doesn't Mean Climate Change Isn't Happening.”