Start Date: End Date: Published Date Data Date
Sea Ice Below Normal Despite a Seasonal Bump
720 x 545 PNG
Published March 24, 2020
Slight recoveries in the extent of sea ice at both poles were not enough to return to long-term normal levels.
Related images:
1920 x 1280 2 MB - PNG
720 x 520 PNG
1213 x 1280 493 KB - PNG
Polar Bears Struggle as Sea Ice Declines
Published February 4, 2020
A new study shows that polar bears are spending less time on sea ice, leading them to fast longer, become thinner and have fewer cubs.
720 x 480 PNG
1982 x 1320 2 MB - PNG
720 x 295 PNG
2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest
Published September 23, 2019
The long-term trend for Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward.
2400 x 1600 944 KB - PNG
720 x 540 JPEG
4032 x 3024 3 MB - JPEG
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2018 Minimum
Published September 28, 2018
The ice cap tied for the sixth lowest extent on record, continuing a long-term decline.
1644 x 1096 489 KB - PNG
720 x 480 JPEG
Historic Low Sea Ice in the Bering Sea
Published May 3, 2018
Warm temperatures and a stormy winter caused sea ice in the Bering Sea to plunge to record lows.
4900 x 2800 10 MB - PNG
720 x 300 PNG