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causes could be the melting ice sheets; fresh water flowing into the sea area is diluting the salty sea water,
when sea ice freezes the salt is rejected in the form of brine. By diluting the sea water it raises the freezing temperature. As we now water non salty water freezes at 0 ° while salty water starts to freeze at -1.9 °C. (NOAA)
Increased snow fall has been recorded in Antarctica especially in East Antarctica. Snowfall is contributed by
warmer temperatures, increased air humidity causes precipitation and if conditions and temperatures are right,
we have snowfall.
Below Image of a formed Brine Tube, formed in the sea ice.
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