New research reveals Antarctic sea ice has hit record lows three times since 2017, creating cascading effects on global ...

Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, moves, breaks apart, reforms in response to changing seasons, and rapid climate change. It is far from a homogenous layer of frozen water on ...

Antarctic sea ice is a different beast, ... 2022, and now 2023. But the amount by which 2023 separated from the pack is remarkable. That's a Texas-sized (plus) record breaker.

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. “It’s not just a record-breaking year; it’s an extreme record-breaking year,” one scientist said.

Sea ice expanse hit a record low in late February — surpassing a record set just in 2022 (blue). The sea ice expanse for every year from 1981 to 2021 is shown in gray.

There is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the beginning of satellite observation: in early February 2023, only 2.20 million square kilometers of ...

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

Like a wild bronco, those waves bucked sea ice at the edge of an icy pack 6 feet (2 m) up and down, while even larger waves swept 60 miles (100 km) toward the center of the pack.

How melting Arctic glaciers contribute to rising sea levels 05:25. The massive "doomsday glacier" known for its rapid destabilization is undergoing a "vigorous ice melt" that scientists say could ...

Polar sea ice is ever-changing. It shrinks, expands, moves, breaks apart, reforms in response to changing seasons, and rapid climate change. It is far from a homogenous layer of frozen water on ...

“There was more pack ice in the Bering Sea compared to the extreme years 2018 and 2019, but the sea ice border is mostly further north than in previous years.

Antarctic sea ice rebounded in December after a long period of record lows, US scientists said, giving pause to speculation that Earth's frozen continent could be undergoing a permanent change ...