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The Arctic: Pronounced high- and low-pressure systems intensified the Beaufort Gyre and accelerated sea-ice export in Fram Strait. In the Laptev Sea, the combination of these factors led to an early b

Markedly low levels of winter sea ice in the Barents Sea and Bering Sea; Arctic is losing substantial amounts of older sea ice through Fram Strait In Svalbard, meteorologists observe rapid temperature

The Arctic: Lowest February sea-ice extent since the beginning of satellite observations New study: Even limited global warming will fundamentally transform the ice landscapes of the Arctic The Antarc

On 1 January 2024, the sea-ice extent in the Arctic was 12.54 million square kilometres – just 70,000 square kilometres more than on the last day of December in 2016. New AWI study: The more the perce

Very little winter sea ice in the Arctic, trend of the past few months continues Slow summer melting in the Antarctic prevents above-average ice loss AWI researchers survey the distribution and origin

New GIS viewer with three focus regions (global, Arctic, Antarctic) and new filter- and layer-selection functions for improved data visualisation. Extensive buoy information: Buoy type, coordinates, m

In the Arctic, young and thin ice is melting rapidly and on a large scale; in the Antarctic, unusually warm air masses are slowing the formation of new ice in key regions. Remote sensing of sea ice: I

Since reaching the Arctic minimum on 15 September 2023, the ice has been steadily growing. The year 2023 has been characterised by unusually low sea-ice extents in Antarctic waters. After the record v

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During this year’s southern winter, the sea ice in the Antarctic covered a maximum area of 17.34 million square kilometres – only 180,000 square kilometres more than the all-time low in 2023. There ar