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Sorry, but that's a little misleading. Last southern winter the Antarctic had record maximum ice (since satelitte photos started). Active volcanoes have been found under the ice and under the Ross Sea ice. That's why West Antarctica is melting whilst the rest of Antarctica is cooling and ice is spreading.
Note the red hotspots in the temperature trends map at:
http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/2008/01/22/surprise-theres-an-activ...
From http://gustofhotair.blogspot.com/2008/03/massive-ice-shelf-collapses-but...
Already in the approaching winter, Antarctic ice is running an amazing 60% ahead (4.0 vs 2.5 million square km extent) of last year when it set a new record. The ice extent is already approaching the second highest level for extent since the measurements began by satellite in 1979 and just a few days into the Southern Hemisphere winter and 6 months ahead of the peak.
In fact the southern hemisphere has cooled slightly over the last 70+ years, so these reports by Hansen et al with no balancing comments is very misleading!
The above link leads to following articles:
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=1...
In Sciencedaily Jan 22nd, /2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080120160720.htm
Then, on March 4th 2008
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/02/080229183818.htm
Hansen said he will soon publish a paper on Antarctica
Furthermore that image is old(1982-2004 trend), the new one is available here(1981-2007 trend):
http://earthobservatory.nasa.gov/Newsroom/NewImages/images.php3?img_id=1...
Just three more years changed drammatically temperature trends inside antarctica due to strong short term fluctuations.
That's why antarctica trend are so uncertain.
Anyway there's no doubt antarctica peninsula warmed at a fast rate during last 50 years and ice shelves respond to long term temperature variations, it's not sea ice.