At that rate it would take 25,000 years for 10% of the Antarctica ice sheet to melt.
On the other hand 20,000 years ago was the peak of the last Ice Age. Sea level was 120m lower than today. There was more ice in the Northern hemisphere's ice sheets than there is in Antarctica. We happen to live in an interglacial, one that is not even as warm as the previous one. It is far more reasonable to fret over the coming return of the Ice Age than to panic about minor variations in a warm, agriculture-friendly climate.
Further, another NASA study indicated in 2015 that the Antarctica ice sheet is growing (not shrinking) by almost 0.01% every 25 years. Did you panic over that report? More generally, is there a specific, perfect, fixed amount of ice that should be in Antarctica? has there ever been? by what standard?
On the other hand 20,000 years ago was the peak of the last Ice Age. Sea level was 120m lower than today. There was more ice in the Northern hemisphere's ice sheets than there is in Antarctica. We happen to live in an interglacial, one that is not even as warm as the previous one. It is far more reasonable to fret over the coming return of the Ice Age than to panic about minor variations in a warm, agriculture-friendly climate.
Further, another NASA study indicated in 2015 that the Antarctica ice sheet is growing (not shrinking) by almost 0.01% every 25 years. Did you panic over that report? More generally, is there a specific, perfect, fixed amount of ice that should be in Antarctica? has there ever been? by what standard?