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Dunno what this means overall, just another reminder that this stuff is complicated.

If climate change in Antarctica causes more snow/percipitation, ice will accumulate there, even if average temperatures increase.

If I understand correctly, this isn't something new. It isn't clear if the trend is accelerating or reversing. Ice always accumulates in Antarctica, because whatever snow falls in the interior just sits there.

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> Ice always accumulates in Antarctica, because whatever snow falls in the interior just sits there.

Not exactly. In most cases, the ice accumulates into glaciers and slowly flows towards the sea.

As you can see from this relief map: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Topographic_maps... , Antarctica's interior is very mountinous and consistently a higher elevation than it's edges. Gravity forces the compacted ice downhill. As the ice on the mountains moves, so does all of the ice in it's way.

Does most of the continent "drain?" My understanding was that most/much of the ice is not glacial.. which I understood as not moving.

> My understanding was that most/much of the ice is not glacial.. which I understood as not moving.

I haven't heard that. Could you link where you found that information?

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