Arctic daily sea ice extent continued to hover near record daily lows in January, with the ice edge well northward of its long-term average position in most areas. In contrast to the cold conditions ...

Since 1979, Arctic sea ice extent, a term that describes the area of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice, has been reduced by 40% in the late summer months. Global climate models have consistently ...

A new study published in Communications Earth & Environment gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones. Led by Steven Cavallo ...

The world's frozen oceans, which help to keep the planet cool, currently have less ice than ever previously recorded, ...

The geographical proximity of the US and Russia to the Arctic Ocean will generate a constant political tremor in the ...

"In contrast to the cold conditions dominating the contiguous ... a region of increasing strategic value as the melting of Arctic sea ice opens up new shipping routes. President Donald Trump ...

Arctic sea ice extent for January 2025 averaged 13.13 million square kilometers (5.07 million square miles), second lowest for the month in the satellite record, following a record lowest extent for ...

Sea ice waxes and wanes throughout the year, but in Antarctic it reaches a minimum extent in February and a maximum in September after a long, cold winter. In the Arctic, meanwhile, the total ...

said the Arctic sea ice surface area was at a record low in December and continued near record lows in during January. It said the surface in January averaged 13.13 million square kilometers (5.07 ...

Arctic Cyclones Could Be Missing Link in Sea Ice Depletion Models Feb. 12, 2025 — A study gives possible insight into the underprediction of sea ice depletion and the formation of Arctic cyclones.