The research used satellite data and sea ice models to determine that August 2020 — the warmest year on record — showed a record-low of just 50 per cent sea ice concentration in the Last Ice Area.

This map of Antarctic sea ice from Feb. 21, 2023, plots the ice extent (compared to the 1981-2010 average, shown by the orange line), and also the concentration of the ice, revealing those regions ...

Arctic sea ice extent in February was well below average, but at the end of the month it was still higher than levels recorded in several recent years, according to the U.S.-based National Snow ...

This equates to the disappearance of an area of ice nearly 6.5 times the size of the UK. Ice extent in 2024 was nearly as low, and 2025 is tracking towards a similarly grim level. Edward Doddridge ...

Sea ice extent and concentration for July 13, 2022 are plotted on this map. Across the Amundsen Sea and Bellingshausen Sea, extents are well below average for this time of year (orange line), and ...

NOAA@NSIDC is pleased to announce the release of Sea Ice Index, Version 4. This new version uses input data from the JAXA GCOM-W1 AMSR2 instrument for 1 January 2025 through forward processing. Input ...

The planet is warming, and the ice on the north coast of Labrador is shrinking. Inuit elders and researchers tell us how ice is connected to Inuit ways of living, what’s at risk for their people ...

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to extra icebergs, it’s bad news we must hear.

Nicolas-Xavier Geilfus: Microplastics may affect how Arctic sea ice forms and melts OPINION: The pristine waters of the Arctic Ocean are under silent threat by microparticles as they drift along ...

The extent and concentration of Antarctic sea ice on Feb. 16, 2023, compared to the 30-year average extent (yellow line). While sea ice along East Antarctica and in the Weddell Sea is near average, ...