Ninety percent of ice around Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade
The claim that ninety percent of ice around Antarctica disappeared in less than a decade is factually incorrect and unsupported by scientific literature, which shows regional variability and minor net changes rather than catastrophic ice loss on that scale.
The retrieved papers document Antarctic ice dynamics, including periods of expansion and subsequent sudden regional declines, but none support the extreme claim that 90 percent of Antarctic ice vanished in less than ten years. Consequently, the claim is refuted by the scientific evidence.
Kaushik Mishra, Bishakhdatta Gayen, Alberto C. Naveira Garabato. Reversal of Antarctic Intermediate Water trends triggered by sea ice decline. 2026. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu26-21652
The paper documents that Antarctic sea ice underwent a sustained expansion followed by recent declines, but nowhere indicates a 90 percent disappearance within a decade.
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Steven Fons, Nathan Kurtz, Marco Bagnardi. A decade-plus of Antarctic sea ice thickness and volume estimates from CryoSat-2 using a physical model and waveform-fitting. 2022. https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-2022-1287
Satellite and model estimates show regional variations and smaller-magnitude pan-Antarctic thickness changes rather than a catastrophic 90 percent loss.
Jingang Zhan, Hongling Shi, Yong Wang, Yixin Yao, Yongbin Wu. Response of Antarctic Ice Sheet Mass Balance to Climate Change. 2018. https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-2018-191
Satellite gravimetry and climate analysis show localized mass loss and decadal variability rather than the total disappearance of ninety percent of Antarctic ice.
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