Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Decline

Sea ice at the top of the planet continued to shrink and thin in 2024, consistent with an ongoing 46-year downward trend.

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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 26, 2024
Data acquired March 14, 2024

Sources:

DMSP > SSM/I

DMSP > SSMIS

Nimbus 7 > SMMR