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

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

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

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

In the winter ... around the Arctic Ocean being 1 to 2 degrees Celsius higher than average, which may have led to a slowdown in the rate at which ice grows. The decline in Arctic sea ice has ...

In the dark and cold of winter, sea ice forms and spreads across Arctic seas. But in recent years, less new ice has been forming, and less multi-year ice has accumulated. This winter continued a ...

The amount of springtime sea ice in the Arctic set a record low this month, continuing a trend of shrinking ice ... during the summer and refreezing in winter. The sea ice floats on the ocean.

The Arctic has ended the winter with the lowest sea ice coverage on record, US scientists have said. Arctic sea ice melts and regrows over the year, freezing throughout the winter months to reach ...