A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

The formation of sea ice also makes the surrounding water saltier, as salt is pushed out when water freezes. If less sea ice ...

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

Antarctica’s summer sea ice has dropped to one of its lowest extents ever recorded, shrinking to levels 30% below the ...

The extent was also the smallest in the 47 years of satellite observation records. Arctic sea ice sets a record ... is a possibility of an 'ice-free summer' by 2025.

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

Scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) have said that Arctic sea ice most likely reached its yearly ...

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 ...

The Arctic record follows a near-record-low summer minimum in ... US scientists primarily monitor sea ice using satellites from the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP), which detect ...

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 ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...

Specifically, March sea ice extent in the Arctic this month was the lowest in the 47-year satellite record ... an annual cycle of melting during the summer and refreezing in winter.