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This SeaWiFS view of Alaska and the Bering Sea,collected on March 28, 2002, shows snow and ice cover on the surface (where cloud cover allows).Also visible are brownish patches near the centerleft and lower right of this scene that appears to be dust from Asia.
Image courtesy the SeaWiFS Project, NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, and ORBIMAGE
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Sea ice around the southernmost continent hit one of its lowest seasonal highs since the start of the satellite record.
Satellite data show that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2025.
The country's northern regions are accustomed to snow, but unrelenting storms have snarled transportation and caused other challenges this winter.
