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Antarctic Ice Sheet Is Reportedly Gaining More Mass Than Is Losing

2015-10-31 22:27:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inquisitr: The Antarctic ice sheet is gaining more mass than it is losing, according to recent studies conducted by NASA. Researchers admit some glaciers are indeed thinning. However, snow accumulation continues to offset the loss by increasing the mass of the continent`s overall land ice. As explained by the National Snow & Ice Data Center, ice sheets, which are also referred to as glacial land ice, are solid masses of ice covering a mass of land. They are specifically defined by their size, which must...

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