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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Simply sign up to the Climate change myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. Arctic sea ice hit a record low for the end of the region’s winter last month, in a stark sign of how ...

Map showing main regions of the Arctic. Credit: Carbon Brief Arctic sea ice grew at a steady pace for most of November – mainly in the Kara, Beaufort and Chukchi Seas, as well as Baffin Bay and the ...

The Arctic Ocean likely had the smallest winter ice cover in 47 years of satellite records this season, with just 5.53 million square miles of sea ice covering the region at its peak on March 22 ...

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest peak in the 47-year satellite record, measuring 14.33 million km 2 on March 22, 2025. This decline is part of a long-term trend of diminishing sea ice ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday, as the planet continues to swelter under the mounting ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday. The 2025 maximum sea ice extent was likely achieved ...

Story by with MAP • 6m T his year’s Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said Thursday.