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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

Large patches of ice-free water could especially be found in Canada’s Arctic coastal waters, and in the Barents and Kara Seas. In the Antarctic, the amount of pack ice was chiefly far below the long-t

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

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

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

In October 2024, the mean sea-ice extent in the Arctic Ocean was ca. 6.11 million square kilometres – the fourth-lowest mean value since the beginning of satellite observations. A collection of compar

Development in the Arctic The slight upward trend following the Arctic minimum continued in early 2024; although the sea-ice extent was below the mean value for the years 1981 – 2010 at the beginning