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    $\begingroup$ Can you cite the source of this information as it seems to contradict another answer that says an older IPCC report said the ice was projected to thicken? $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 13, 2021 at 17:48
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    $\begingroup$ Important context here is the vast differences among sea ice, ice shelves, and the ice caps. The Arctic is an ocean (mostly) covered with an extent and volume of sea ice that is declining over the decades; the Antarctic is an ice-covered continent with transient sea ice. It's much more important to the Arctic ecosystem and other systems how much of the Arctic Ocean is covered with ice. $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 13, 2021 at 19:59
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    $\begingroup$ "the data shows the Antarctic continental ice-sheet is shedding ice so fast during the summer months, and into the Autumn, that the ice can't melt or migrate away during the season. When the winter freeze comes the ice already in the water is making the ocean surface cooler and nucleating sea-ice growth farther off shore than it should be." This appears to be pure conjecture, do you have credible citations to back it up? Or an explanation of how the data provided shows chunks of ice breaking off and lingering near the main ice sheet for x months $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 14, 2021 at 16:54
  • $\begingroup$ @TCooper Am I talking about the data in the actual IPCC report in question, if you're going to pick and choose what you read from a report that complex skip the words and look at the data appendix first it tells the real story without the political spin. $\endgroup$ Commented Oct 15, 2021 at 8:28