GRACE satellite data shows Antarctica is gaining ice mass

Antarctica is home to 90% of the world's ice mass. Although Antarctic sea ice is currently at a record high and recent research predicts Antarctic land ice will continue to grow during this century, some warmists continue to believe that Antarctica is melting down. Additional evidence shows that the "most vulnerable" portion of Antarctica, the Antarctic Peninsula, has gained up to 45 meters of ice over the past 155 years. Gravitational data from the GRACE satellites also show that the vast majority of Antarctica is gaining, not losing, mass. Trend plots from the GRACE data browser, using all available online data, show that Antarctica has continued to gain mass since the beginning of the mission in 2001:

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for dark orange region over Antarctica. 

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for intermediate orange region over Antarctica

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for light orange region over Antarctica

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for  yellow region over Antarctica

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for light green region over Antarctica

Trend of ice mass [bottom] for aqua region over Antarctica. Note: this small portion of Antarctica is the only region showing a declining trend. 

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