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 ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in March 2025 ... an ice scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. “It doesn’t bode well for the future.” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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." US scientists primarily ...

Arctic sea ice had its weakest winter buildup since record-keeping began 47 years ago, a symptom of climate change that will have repercussions globally, scientists said Thursday. The Arctic ...

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.

"It’s alluding to the fact that this thicker sea ice north of Greenland is not as sustainable as it once was," Linette Boisvert, the ARCSIX cryosphere lead, told Space.com. The Arctic has lost ...

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 ...