New Study: The Antarctic Ice Sheet Gained Mass From 2020-2024 Due T...
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Between July 2021 and April 2023, Antarctica gained about 695 billion tonnes of ice-sheet mass—the largest 22-month increase in the satellite-gravity record—and a Nature study traces the exceptional East Antarctic snowfall to persistent warming in the tropical western Pacific and eastern Indian Ocean, thousands of kilometres away.
Antarctica’s ice sheet gained about 695 billion tonnes of mass between July 2021 and April 2023, the largest increase over a 22-month interval in the roughly two-decade satellite-gravity record examined by a new study. The extra mass came during an exceptional snowfall episode in East Antarctica, large enough to outweigh losses elsewhere on the continent over that period. A study published in Nature on August 19, 2026 connects the episode to per…
New Study: The Antarctic Ice Sheet Gained Mass From 2020-2024 Due T...
Antarctica as a whole has only contributed 0.35 cm to sea level rise since 2003. The post New Study: The Antarctic Ice Sheet Gained Mass From 2020-2024 Due To Staggering Snow And Ice Accumulation appeared first on Watts Up With That?.
After losing about 140.5 billion tons of ice a year for two decades, Antarctica temporarily reversed course, gaining a record 695 billion tons in 2021-23 as tropical warmth drove heavy snowfall
Between 2021 and 2023, Antarctica experienced a notable gain in ice mass, primarily driven by exceptional snowfall in East Antarctica. This unusual occurrence, influenced by warmer tropical ocean temperatures, caused atmospheric disturbances that transported moisture southward. Although this gain temporarily countered ongoing ice loss in other regions, it does not signify a change in Antarctica's long-term trend of declining ice mass.
An unusual phenomenon changes what we knew about Antarctica and ice melting. Recent research shows that Eastern Antarctica has gained a massive amount of ice. And paradoxically, extreme heat has caused this change.
After losing about 140.5 billion tons of ice a year for two decades, Antarctica temporarily reversed course, gaining a record 695 billion tons in 2021-23 as tropical warmth drove heavy snowfall - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES
Representative Image (AI-generated) Antarctica has been losing mass for years as glaciers shed ice into the ocean, contributing to rising sea levels. But between 2021 and 2023, the continent experienced an unusual and temporary reversal. Instead of continuing to lose mass at its recent rate, Antarctica gained about 695 billion tonnes over 22 months, marking […]
Antarctica Gained 695 Billion Tons of Ice While Glaciers Around the World Melted — Here's Why
New research published by Nature has confirmed that the East Antarctic Ice Sheet gained an astounding 695 billion metric tons of ice between 2021 and 2023, despite continually rising global temperatures. In the modern age of climate change, an actual gain in ice — especially one of the scale seen in Antarctica — is far from the status quo. In […]
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