Global Warming Update: Antarctic Ice

Warming Is Blamed for Antarctica's Weight Gain

"The eastern half of Antarctica is gaining weight, more than 45 billion tons a year, according to a new scientific study. "

"the surface of eastern Antarctica appears to be slowly growing higher, by about 1.8 centimeters a year, as snow and ice pile up."

"The gain in eastern Antarctica snow partly offsets the rise in sea level caused by the melting of ice and snow in other parts of the world."

"the level of the world's oceans has been rising about three millimeters a year in recent years" 3 millimeter = 0.118 inch