claim: It “certainly puts the kibosh on everyone saying that Antarctica’s ice is just going up and up,” Meier said.
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:1031
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: "Study concludes Antarctica is gaining ice, rather than losing it".
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:1046
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: "A 40-y record reveals gradual Antarctic sea ice increases followed by decreases at rates far exceeding the rates seen in the Arctic".
evidences.votes: SUPPORTS SUPPORTS
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:350
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: The extent of sea ice around Antarctica (in terms of square kilometers of coverage) has remained roughly constant in recent decades, although the amount of variation it has experienced in its thickness is unclear.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:352
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: However, it is the outflow of the ice from the land to form the ice shelf which causes a rise in global sea level.
evidences.votes: REFUTES NOT_ENOUGH_INFO
evidences.evidence_id: Antarctica:363
evidences.article: Antarctica
evidences.evidence: found instead that the net change in ice mass is slightly positive at approximately 82 gigatonnes per year (with significant regional variation) which would result in Antarctic activity reducing global sea-level rise by 0.23 mm per year.
evidences.votes: REFUTES REFUTES