Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and the NSIDC revealed that warmer air, ocean temperatures, and persistent wind ...

A record low for Arctic winter sea ice has led to a record low for our planet's sea ice content as a whole. New research from NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Colorado ...

Due to warmer temperatures in the Arctic, the Beaufort Gyre is currently losing large amounts of sea ice. The ice helps keep the ocean cool, acting as a lid. Thinner sea ice allows more heat from ...

This year's peak ice cover was 1.32 million square kilometers below the average levels recorded between 1981 and 2010, indicating a significant shift in Arctic conditions.

This year’s winter buildup of Arctic sea ice is the weakest ever recorded, according to a team of scientists. On March 23, the ice peaked at about 5.53 million square miles (14.33 million square ...

Arctic sea ice forms and expands during the dark ... an ice scientist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "It doesn't bode well for the future." Because open water ...

when the sun’s radiation shines down on the Arctic for 24 hours a day, the ice acts as a shield, reflecting more than half of the light that hits it back into space. “We need the sea ice to ...

Arctic sea ice typically expands during the dark, frigid winter months ... to come into this next summer season with less ice to begin with,” said Linette Boisvert, an ice scientist at NASA’s Goddard ...

FARGO — The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) in Boulder, Colo., recently announced Arctic Sea ice reached its maximum extent of the winter season on March 22. Covering 5.53 million ...