Ice Melt in Iceland

On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s. But at the same time, Antarctic ice has increased by 1 percent. Scientists are investigating why. More about climate change can be found in the climate change section.

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Arctic, Sea level, Antarctic
On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.<div class='credit'><strong>Credit:</strong> On average, Arctic sea ice has decreased by four percent per decade since the late 1970s.</div>
Credit: James Balog/Extreme Ice Survey

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on

the reason why antarctic has rising is due to the shift of arctic sea level decline. The water is probably shifting through the antarctic ocean.