Floating ice around Antarctica just hit a record low The record could be a hint that Antarctic sea ice is finally starting to behave as expected as the planet warms.

Antarctic sea ice reached an all-time record low for winter, scientists announced recently. Sea ice also helps regulate the planet’s temperature.

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists’ fears that the impact ...

"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 ...

Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

And in Antarctica, sea ice likely reached its maximum extent on Sept. 10 at 6.5 million square miles (16.96 million square kilometers) — the lowest maximum ever in the satellite record.

Sea ice in the Antarctic has dropped to a near-record low, according to the EU's Copernicus Marine Service.

In a sign of accelerating global warming, global sea ice levels hit an all-time record low in February 2025.

University of Washington researchers show that the all-time record low in winter sea ice extent in 2023 can be explained by warm Southern Ocean conditions and patterns in the winds that circled ...

The Antarctic region reached its annual minimum on March 1, tying with 2022 and 2024 for the second-lowest extent in the 47-year satellite record, according to the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data ...

On her first dedicated scientific voyage to Antarctica in March, the Australian icebreaker RSV Nuyina found the area sea-ice free. Scientists were able to reach places never sampled before.

Sea ice that packs the ocean around Antarctica hit record low levels this winter, the U.S. National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) said on Monday, adding to scientists' fears that the impact of ...