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Why Is Antarctic Ice Growing? Tuesday, April 21, 2009 - Ehud Rattner Home >> Headlines >> Environment   
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It's the southern ozone hole whatdunit. That's why Antarctic sea ice is growing while at the other pole, Arctic ice is shrinking at record rates. It seems CFCs and other ozone-depleting chemicals have given the South Pole respite from global warming. But only temporarily. According to John Turner of the British Antarctic Survey, the effect will last roughly another decade before Antarctic sea ice starts to decline as well. (source: economictimes.indiatimes.com)
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