Data from random days doesn't teach us about sea ice or global warming

The claim: Climate change is a 'scam' because Antarctic sea ice covered more area on March 9 than 27 years earlier A March 10 X post (direct link, archive link) shows two National Snow & Ice Data Center maps depicting Antarctic sea ice extent − the area of the sea covered by ice. One is dated March 9, 1997, and the other is labeled with the same date in 2024. "Antarctic sea ice extent is higher today − 3,165,625 km. sq. − than it was 27 years ago − 3,075,000...