From 2014-2017, more #Antarctic ice vanished than the Arctic lost in 3 decades. As #seaice thinned, the force of surface winds on newly exposed water strengthened the #RossGyre, warming the waters and hastening the collapse of the #WestAntarcticIceSheet https://www.science.org/content/article/dwindling-sea-ice-may-speed-melting-antarctic-glaciers