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Is the ice cap increasing, receding or melting?

April 26, 2017cap Ice melting receding

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Is the ice cap increasing, receding or melting?

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A. Most would argue that the ice cap is simply not freezing as much as it used to. It’s typical for it to melt every summer, but it hasn’t been regaining its same size when winter returns. Best calculations are the ice is ‘receding’ about 10% every decade, or 1% per year.