Antarctic Ice Area Sets Another Record High! ‘Day 258 ice area in Antarctica is the highest ever for the date, and the fifth highest daily value on record’
'Antarctic ice area is more than one million km^2 larger than the highest value ever recorded in the Arctic. By definition, excess ice has more impact on the climate than missing ice, because it occurs at lower latitudes where the sun is less oblique. There is no sun at the North Pole now, but lots of sun shining on the excess Antarctic ice at 70S'