Using a dark palette for the land and sea helps the sea ice and shipping route data pop against the background. Subtle ...

Since 1979, when satellite records began, Arctic temperatures have risen nearly four times faster than the global average.

Arctic sea ice reached a record-low winter maximum on March 22, 2025, with just 5.53 million square miles of coverage—well ...

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

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on ...

ESA's Arctic Weather Satellite produces detailed data that could soon boost forecasts - especially in remote regions like the ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and ...

The bright white surface of sea ice plays an important role in slowing warming as it reflects sunlight back into space, in what is known as the albedo effect. Conversely, its melting creates a ...

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

Ice drift was responsible for the small expansion of sea ice last winter. However, the cause of the decline is the rise in ...

Arctic sea ice extent in March averaged 14.14 million square kilometres, the lowest in the 47-year satellite record and ...

As climate change melts ice sheets and glaciers, water is being redistributed across the globe — and could end up moving the ...