Antarctica Has Been Gaining Ice, Lowering Sea Level For Centuries

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For decades scientists have suggested that the effects of a climatic warming would likely lead to an increase in Antarctica’s surface mass balance (i.e., mass gains exceed losses), and this would lead to a concomitant lowering of sea levels.
“Antarctica is not currently contributing to sea level rise, but is taking 0.23 millimeters per year away”

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April 2, 2017 at 12:53AM