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Why Antarctica isn't melting much

posted by Jason Kottke   Jan 20, 2010

Antarctic ice isn't melting as much as predicted because the overall global warming trend and the Antarctic hole in the ozone are at cross purposes with each other. Temporarily.

As the ozone hole heals in the coming decades, the winds will weaken, the continent will become much warmer in summer — and melting will increase.