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The ice reached its third-lowest maximum extent since satellite observations began.
Satellite records show Arctic sea ice covering less of the ocean in both winter and summer.
While the sea ice melt season has lengthened dramatically in most of the satellite era, the trend unexpectedly stabilized around…
Satellite data show that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2025.
The regionâs ice extent on March 22, 2025, was the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
The region’s ice extent on March 1 tied for the second-lowest minimum observed in the satellite record.
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica…
An active atmosphere at northern latitudes contributed to the highest monthly Arctic ozone concentrations measured in the satellite era.
Sea ice at the top of the planet continued to shrink and thin in 2024, consistent with an ongoing 46-year…
