It would seem that during global warming surburbs of the Antarctic congelation will start to thaw and their area will be reduced. However glaciological processes occur not as simple as it might seem. Some American and Japanese experts bring arguments in favour of absolute another course of events in Antarctic, specifying that in the past the periods of global warming corresponded to the expansion of borders of the Antarctic glacier in comparison with present.

Research of ground deposits in three areas near the coast of Antarctica has shown, that ice shelf and ice tongues developed here most of all around 4-7 thousand years ago. At those times the temperature of air in global scales was on 1-2°С above, than now. Since then all three research regions underwent recession.

The statement about “drafting out” of the excurrent glaciers caused by global warming 7 thousand years ago, coincides with results of recent researches. They speak, that loss of deposits is connected with warming in the form of a snow as well: in process of growth of temperatures the atmosphere accumulates more water steams, and the snowfall above Antarctica amplifies, and it, in its turn, entails growth of excurrent glaciers.

Glaciologists do not deny a similar hypothesis, but consider the following: overall research along various coasts of Antarctica for the final confirmation of the hypothesis is a must. In order to apply awareness and prove everything above said – one should ten times check to be fully confident in the year 2007.

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