Antarctica is not gaining land ice [Video]

Antarctica is the fifth largest continent in the world, and it’s nearly completely covered by ice. Due to global warming, ice is melting rapidly in parts of the continent, according to a 2023 study.

“[Ice] is expanding in much of Antarctica, contrary to the widespread public belief that global warming is melting the continental ice cap,” one article says.

But is that true?

THE QUESTION

Is Antarctica gaining land ice?

THE SOURCES

THE ANSWER

No, Antarctica is not gaining land ice.

WHAT WE FOUND

Contrary to viral claims, Antarctica is not gaining land ice. While Antarctic sea ice varies seasonally, the continent’s land ice has continued to melt at an increasing pace, according to NASA and a 2018 study by the IMBIE team, an international collaboration of polar scientists.

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