The Arctic summer sea ice minimum also stayed low this year, at 4.28 million km² (1.65 million mi²), making it the 7th lowest minimum in the satellite record.

This transformation is already well underway. The National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that September 2023’s sea ice minimum – 4.28 million square kilometers – was one of the lowest ...

Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA ...

Image courtesy of National Snow and Ice Data Center. On March 22, 2025, Arctic sea ice likely reached its maximum extent for this winter at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square miles).

Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2019 minimum extent on Sept. 18. At 1.60 million square miles (4.15 million square kilometers) , this year’s summertime extent is effectively tied for the ...

According to a NASA analysis of satellite data, the 2015 Arctic sea ice minimum extent is the fourth lowest on record since observations from space began The analysis by NASA and the NASA ...

The arctic has been slowly melting at greater rates over the past half-century, and Arctic sea ice has disappeared at a staggering 12 percent per decade due to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions.

In September, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that this year's Arctic sea ice minimum -- the day with the least amount of frozen seawater in the Arctic -- was one of the lowest on ...

According to NASA, Arctic sea ice minimum extent is now declining at a rate of 13% per decade. While these numbers may seem abstract, their impact is anything but insignificant.

In September, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that this year’s Arctic sea ice minimum—the day with the least amount of frozen seawater in the Arctic—was one of the lowest on ...

In September, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reported that this year's Arctic sea ice minimum—the day with the least amount of frozen seawater in the Arctic—was one of the lowest on ...