Cleaner atmosphere means more Arctic sea-ice melt, study says

Cleaner atmosphere means more Arctic sea-ice melt, study says
Arctic Newswire ^ | 11/22/2015 | Yereth Rosen

Posted on 11/23/2015 8:18:27 AM PST by Responsibility2nd

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Keep in mind that Arctic ice is floating. It has already displaced an equal mass of water. It could all melt without raising the sea level one bit.

Antarctic ice, and Greenland ice, are on land. If they melt, the sea level would rise. However, at present they are growing, not shrinking.

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