Arctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record  

Satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023.  

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by Sally Younger (NASA’s Earth Science News Team).

Published September 26, 2023
Data acquired September 19, 2023

Sources:

DMSP > SSM/I

DMSP > SSMIS

Nimbus 7 > SMMR