This new record low is yet another indicator of how Arctic sea ice has fundamentally changed from earlier decades,” said ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

This year's Arctic sea ice peak is the lowest in the 47-year satellite record, according to data released by the US National ...

An audacious NASA mission suggests that dust blown north from Greenland couldhelp explain why Arctic ice is melting even ...

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

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

These dust-heavy clouds then disappear more quickly and leave more Arctic ice exposed, hastening the melt. "The sea ice north of Greenland had a giant opening in it in the summer months," says ...

"The Arctic is changing faster than anywhere else ... The ARCSIX plane flew in the summer of 2024, from May until Ag. 16, when seasonal sea ice melt was at its height. The team expected to find ...

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.33 million square kilometers (5.53 million square ...

On decadal timescales, the loss of Arctic ice favors the climate of ... modelling setups that artificially impose heat to melt the sea ice, potentially affecting the simulated response.