Scientists have shown that sea ice in the Southern Ocean plays a significant role in carbon absorption in both good and bad ...

Sea ice in the Antarctic Ocean had been growing for decades, but now, a sudden trend downward could spell serious trouble.

A NASA satellite captured an amazing image of the sea ice above Canada's Northwest Territories as part of its mission to ...

Professor of the Russian Academy of Sciences Alexander Makarov said about how the Arctic affects the Global South countries ...

Today the Arctic is still a site of peril and promise. A new race to the North Pole is under way, as politicians dream of accessing mineral wealth buried in the permafrost and opening new trade routes ...

The low extent of this year provides another data point for a continuous trend of diminishing Arctic sea ice.” ADVERTISEMENT Stuefer added that amplified warming across open waters might lead to ...

The 2025 ice extent line was also found to be even smaller than 2017. While 2017's average was lower, the 2025 ice extent was 130,000 square kilometers lower, making it the smallest since 1979.

In 2012, we reached a new record low minimum sea ice extent in September. Look how 2012 compared to 1984’s minimum. Each of the last 20 years has had below normal Arctic sea ice.

Apr 01, 2025 10:00:00 Arctic sea ice extent reaches new low in satellite observation history. The U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) announced that the extent of sea ice in the Arctic ...

Every year, the Arctic freezes. The sea ice of the Arctic reaches its maximum extent every year in March, and then as the season changes to spring, it begins to melt to its minimum about six months ...

Arctic winter ice typically reaches its broadest expanse in March, after which, it begins a slow melt over the spring and summer months, shrinking to its smallest area, or minimum extent, in ...

Arctic sea ice is in retreat in the face of human-driven climate change, with warnings the region could be classed as “ice-free” in September, when it reaches its minimum extent at the end of ...