Combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice cover -- frozen ocean water that floats on the surface -- plunged to a record low in mid-February, more than a million square miles below the pre-2010 average.

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

This year's Arctic ... the satellite record, alongside 2022 and 2024. Combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice cover—frozen ocean water that floats on the surface—plunged to a record low in ...

The Arctic’s winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began in 1979.

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in March 2025, marking the lowest extent in the 47-year satellite record ... The combined loss of sea ice in both polar regions equates to an area larger ...

This year's Arctic ... the satellite record, alongside 2022 and 2024. Combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice cover - frozen ocean water that floats on the surface - plunged to a record low in ...

BOULDER, Colorado – The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this ... The previous record winter low occurred in 2017. The new record is ...

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22 ...

The 2025 Antarctic sea ice minimum, reached on March 1, was just 1.98 million square kilometers, tying for the second-lowest annual minimum in the satellite record, alongside 2022 and 2024. Combined ...

The Arctic’s winter ice extent reached its lowest recorded level in March since satellite monitoring began ... Arctic sea ice cover reached such low levels since monitoring began in 1979.” ...