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Winter Sea Ice Reached New Lows in the Arctic
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Published April 4, 2025
The region’s ice extent on March 22, 2025, was the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025
Published April 2, 2025
The region’s ice extent on March 1 tied for the second-lowest minimum observed in the satellite record.
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Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows
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Published October 17, 2024
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth in 2024.
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Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Decline
Published March 26, 2024
Sea ice at the top of the planet continued to shrink and thin in 2024, consistent with an ongoing 46-year downward trend.
Antarctic Sea Ice at Near-Historic Lows
Published March 15, 2024
Sea ice coverage reached its seasonal minimum in February 2024, tying with 2022 for the second-lowest extent in the satellite record.
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