However, Antarctic sea ice, which surrounds the south pole, has shrunk to a near-record low. On 25 February, the Antarctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for the year, covering 722,000 sq ...

Recent record summer lows in Antarctic sea ice provide a window into a future warmer climate with more extreme events — but ...

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free . Scientists were ...

The maximum Antarctic sea ice extent in 2023, shown here, was the lowest on record. The yellow line shows the average winter maximum of satellite observations from 1981 to 2010.

Arctic sea ice extent was approximately 8% below the 1991–2020 average for February. This significant drop can be linked to an extreme heat anomaly that saw temperatures soar over 20 C above ...

Scientists have found it difficult to capture longer-term changes to Antarctic sea ice as satellite records date from 45 years ago, but a recent reconstruction winds the record back to 1899.

Global sea ice hit a record low for February, with Arctic and Antarctic ice levels far below average. Rising global temperatures are driving ice loss, accelerating ocean warming and extreme ...

Record-low Antarctic sea ice can be explained and forecast months out by patterns in winds. ScienceDaily . Retrieved June 11, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2024 / 12 / 241206161926.htm ...

Global sea ice hit a record low for February, with Arctic and Antarctic ice levels far below average. Rising global temperatures are driving ice loss, accelerating ocean warming and extreme ...

The maximum Antarctic sea ice extent in 2023, shown here, was the lowest on record. The yellow line shows the average winter maximum of satellite observations from 1981 to 2010.