Arctic Sea Ice 50% Thicker Than Last Year, Scientists 'Didn't Expect' Growth In Wake Of 2012 Shrinkage

The dominant narrative in any climate change discussion is often the shrinking of the polar ice caps. According to this account, polar ice will disappear in the next few decades, leaving polar bears scrambling for the few remaining glaciers to hunker down on. But according to new analysis from the European Space Agency (ESA) the Arctic sea ice actually got thicker over the past year, particularly around the Canadian archipelago and North Greenland.