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 miles (1 ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

Melting on the Antarctic Ice Sheet for the 2024 to 2025 season began with above average melt extents in all regions, but melt extent dropped to nearly zero or below average from February 1 to March 15 ...

Arctic sea ice has recorded its smallest winter peak extent since satellite records began 47 years ago, new data reveals.

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 the world.

The left map shows the total melt days for the Antarctic Ice Sheet as of March 15, 2025. The middle map is a close up of the Antarctic Peninsula through the same time frame. The graph shows the daily ...