This year's peak ice cover was 1.32 million square kilometers below the average levels recorded between 1981 and 2010, ...

The meltdown extends beyond the Arctic. Antarctica recently flirted with a record low in its own annual sea ice minimum – ...

Arctic winter sea ice reached its lowest extent on record at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, while global ice coverage also hit a record low in mid-February. On March 22, 2025, Arctic sea ice ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice at the top of ...

To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the ...

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to ...

According to Russia's Northern Sea Route Administration, sailing thought icy Arctic waters will not become any easier over ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Arctic sea ice forms and expands during the dark ... Last year was the hottest on record, and the trend continues: 2025 began with the warmest January ever recorded, followed by the third-warmest ...