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Antarctic Sea Ice at Near-Historic Lows

Sea ice coverage reached its seasonal minimum in February 2024, tying with 2022 for the second-lowest extent in the satellite record.


NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by James Riordon/NASA’s Earth Science News Team, adapted for Earth Observatory.

Published March 15, 2024
Data acquired February 20, 2024

Sources:
DMSP > SSM/I
DMSP > SSMIS
Nimbus 7 > SMMR