The Copernicus Climate Change Service has revealed that March 2025 saw the lowest sea ice maximum extent in the 47-year ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level ... conditions are frigid and much of the ocean is frozen over. But just 5.53 million square miles of ice had ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago ... ice cover at both poles has pushed global sea ice cover to an all-time minimum.” “Averaging ...

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

This data continues to show a downward trend in ice cover: over the last 40 years, winter sea ice coverage has fallen by roughly 2.5% per decade, attesting to the long-term impact of climate change on ...

Arctic sea ice forms and expands during the dark, frigid northern winter, reaching its seasonal ... Last year was the hottest on record, and the trend continues: 2025 began with the warmest ...

Since satellites began tracking it, Arctic sea ice's winter peak has shrunk by an area ... “Warming temperatures are what’s causing the ice to decline,'' ice data scientist Walt Meier said.

Polar sea ice has reached record, and near-record, lows for this time of year, pushing the pace of global warming and alarming scientists. The just declared 2025 Arctic sea ice extent winter ...

The date of the maximum has varied considerably over the years, occurring as early as February 24 in 1987 and 1996 and as late as April 2 in 2010. Low sea ice extent persisted around most of the ...

This season’s Arctic sea ice coverage was ... "Overall, the downward trend in the annual Antarctic sea ice minimum extent computed over the complete satellite record is 6,500 square kilometers ...