Arctic sea ice reached its summer minimum for 2020 in mid-September, which is now logged as the 2nd lowest extent seen in over 40 years. Each year, as the seasons wax and wane, sea ice across the ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet increasingly vulnerable to the cascading effects of global warming. This March, the ...

The first ice-free day in the Arctic Ocean could arrive as soon as this decade, warns a new study. Climatologists from Colorado University (CU) Boulder and the University of Gothenburg have used ...

Arctic sea ice hit its 2025 summer minimum without setting a record low on Sept. 10, despite a historically low winter maximum earlier in the year. Scientists say sea ice loss has slowed over the past ...

The report stresses that cross-border research, Indigenous-led monitoring, and sustained environmental observations are ...

The Arctic has long filled humans with awe, but there are now profoundly worrying signals coming from the frozen landscape at the top of our planet, and scientists are deeply concerned about its ...