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 ...

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 ...

However, in November, the bottom dropped out on Antarctic sea ice, hitting a record low due to a shift in circumpolar winds and record high temperatures. The average extent for November was ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record low in March 2025 ... Summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles on March 1, tying for the second lowest minimum extent ever recorded.

The Arctic record follows a near-record-low summer minimum in the Antarctic, where seasons are reversed. The 2025 Antarctic sea ice minimum, reached on March 1, was just 1.98 million square ...

Weather columnist Daniel Bezte takes a look ahead to see what the latest long-range forecasts are calling for during April, May and June.

The record-low Arctic maximum extent follows a near-record-low minimum extent of sea ice in the Antarctic, where it is now summer. The 2025 Antarctic sea ice minimum, achieved on 1 March ...

Arctic sea ice reached a record-low winter maximum on March 22, 2025, with just 5.53 million square miles of coverage—well ...

global sea ice — the combination of Arctic and Antarctic — hit a record low, Meier said. Follow Seth Borenstein on X at @borenbears The Associated Press’ climate and environmental coverage ...

The bright white surface of sea ice plays an important role in slowing warming as it reflects sunlight back into space, in what is known as the albedo effect. Conversely, its melting creates a ...