Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent

The Arctic sea ice extent continues its long-term downward trend.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Joshua Stevens, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by Kathryn Hansen, and includes reporting by Kate Ramsayer.

Published September 22, 2020
Data acquired September 15, 2020

Sources:

DMSP > SSM/I

DMSP > SSMIS

Nimbus 7 > SMMR