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, 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 winter maximum on March 22, 2025, with just 5.53 million square miles of coverage—well ...

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 ...

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.

Ice cover ebbs and flows through the seasons in the Arctic (left) and the Antarctic (right). Overall, ice cover has declined since ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

March 2025 was another month of concern for the globe, with the second-warmest March ever documented while Arctic sea ice hit ...