Antarctic ice sheet gains 695B tons over two years, driven by distant climate shifts

A new study reports a net gain of 695 billion tons of Antarctic ice over two years, attributed to heavy snowfall linked to climate changes originating thousands of kilometers away. The finding challenges the dominant narrative of uniform Antarctic ice loss, though it does not negate long-term trends of mass loss in vulnerable regions. The mechanism and duration of this regional gain remain uncertain, and its implications for sea-level projections are not yet clear.