05-08-2023, 03:05 PM
Mr645 wrote:
Antarctic ice is growing.
https://www.antarcticglaciers.org/glacie...c-sea-ice/
You're looking at a blog and selectively reading passages out of context. Try not to ignore the rest.
Same page:
What happened after 2014? In fact, 2017 was a historic low for Antarctic sea ice; it was 27% below average. The sharp decline from 2016-2020 was equivalent to 30 years of ice-loss in the Arctic (Carbon Brief).
The sea ice has continued to show variability, with again historic lows in 2019, and low summer extent in 2022/2023. This variability is related to the characteristics of the Antarctic sea ice pack, with historic lows potentially due to:
natural variability
ocean warming
tropical and stratospheric forcing (such as contracting westerly winds)...