Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, adding to scientists' fears the impact of climate change at the southern pole is ramping up.

Antarctic sea ice extent peaked this year on Sept. 10, when it covered 16.96 million 6.55 million square miles, the lowest winter maximum since satellite records began in 1979, the NSIDC said.

Sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low this year and is “on a very steep downward trend,” a sign this complex and isolated region may finally be responding to the climate crisis.

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice ...

"Our latest data show that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent in the 45-year satellite data record." Antarctic sea ice shrunk to a record low in February this year. Satellite measurements ...

Sea ice levels around Antarctica just registered a record low — and by a wide margin — as winter comes to a close, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC).

Sea ice levels around the world have reached an all-time low, with both the Arctic and Antarctic experiencing severe declines ...

Remarkably, November is the seventh month this year to hit a record low ice extent, falling unusually far below the average -- 3.2 standard deviations, to be exact.

In a sign of accelerating global warming, global sea ice levels hit an all-time record low in February 2025. ... while Antarctic sea ice was 26% below average.

Sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low this year and is “on a very steep downward trend,” a sign this complex and isolated region may finally be responding to the climate crisis.

Sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low this year and is “on a very steep downward trend,” a sign this complex and isolated region may finally be responding to the climate crisis.