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Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth
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Published September 26, 2023
Satellite data shows that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record on September 10, 2023.
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Clear Days for Iceberg Spotting
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Published January 10, 2023
The summer sky was unusually cloud-free when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Arctic Sea Ice Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record
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Published September 22, 2022
The summer 2022 extent of Arctic sea ice continued the downward trend under way since the 1980s.
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Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up
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Published February 1, 2022
After more than a decade fastened to the coastline, a large expanse of sea ice broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2022.
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Arctic Sea Ice 12th-Lowest on Record
Published September 22, 2021
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner.
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Antarctic Icebergs Galore
Published February 12, 2021
The many pieces of Antarctic iceberg A-68 continue to drift near South Georgia Island.
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Iceberg Goes With the Flow
Published December 23, 2020
The swerving path of Antarctic iceberg A-68A is dictated by a large and powerful current.
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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia
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Published December 14, 2020
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Sluggish Start for Arctic Sea Ice Freeze-Up
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Published December 8, 2020
Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent
Published September 22, 2020
The Arctic sea ice extent continues its long-term downward trend.
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Arctic Lows
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Published August 5, 2020
Record-low sea ice in July 2020 could be further depleted by a low-pressure system that developed over the Arctic Ocean.
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Sea Ice Below Normal Despite a Seasonal Bump
Published March 24, 2020
Slight recoveries in the extent of sea ice at both poles were not enough to return to long-term normal levels.
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