The 2025 Antarctic sea ice minimum, reached on March 1, was just 1.98 million square kilometers, tying for the second-lowest annual minimum in the satellite record, alongside 2022 and 2024. Combined ...

also reported today that according to satellite observations the six thinnest polar ice covers have come in the past six years. “Ice extent is an important measure of the health of the Arctic, but it ...

We've mapped the Moon more thoroughly than our own ocean floor, but a leap forward has come with NASA's SWOT satellite. Using tiny changes in sea surface height to reveal underwater features, ...

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 November extent averaged 9.11m km2, ranking the third lowest in the satellite record and 1.59mkm2 below the 1981-2010 average, the NSIDC says. December saw above-average air temperatures over ...

The rapid melting and thinning of the Arctic ice has sparked serious ... which is processed onboard and transmitted via satellite, enabling long-term, unmanned ocean monitoring.

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 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...

(Bloomberg) — 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 ...

tying for the second-lowest annual minimum in the satellite record, alongside 2022 and 2024. Combined Arctic and Antarctic sea ice cover — frozen ocean water that floats on the surface ...

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 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...