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Originally Posted by redpoint5
Now I'm curious if the decrease in ocean salinity would allow more of it to freeze, since the freezing point of water increases as salinity decreases (inverse relationship). Perhaps this would be one type of stabilizing mechanism?
At any rate, it wouldn't counteract sea rise since floating ice has no effect on that.
... and I just found this:
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Antarctica WAS expanding up until 2014 - and now it is rapidly shrinking. It was expanding because the increase of moisture due to increased evaporation - more snow was expanding it. But, now with just a bit more warming, it is shrinking.
Look here:
https://ads.nipr.ac.jp/vishop/#/extent
And look here:
Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis | Sea ice data updated daily with one-day lag
https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/1/26/1736170/-Weather-Channel-THERE-IS-NO-CLIMATE-CHANGE-DEBATE