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Antarctic Sea Ice Saw Its Third-Lowest Maximum
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Published November 17, 2025
Sea ice around the southernmost continent hit one of its lowest seasonal highs since the start of the satellite record.
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Arctic Sea Ice Ties for 10th-Lowest on Record
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Published September 19, 2025
Satellite data show that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 10, 2025.
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Winter Sea Ice Reached New Lows in the Arctic
Published April 4, 2025
The region’s ice extent on March 22, 2025, was the lowest maximum observed in the satellite record.
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Antarctic Sea Ice Plunged in Summer 2025
Published April 2, 2025
The region’s ice extent on March 1 tied for the second-lowest minimum observed in the satellite record.
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Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows
Published October 17, 2024
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth in 2024.
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