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Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025
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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.
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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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Arctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record
Published September 26, 2023
Satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023.