Is the ice at the South Pole melting? Gravity field satellites observe Antarctic ice mass fluctuations due to El Niño

The change in the ice mass covering Antarctica is a critical factor in global climate events. Scientists in Germany have now found that the year by year mass variations in the western Antarctic are mainly attributable to fluctuations in precipitation, which are controlled significantly by the climate phenomenon El Niño.

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