Arctic Sea Ice News and Analysis

Arctic spring melt has begun. Ice extent declined most substantially in the Bering Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk. Overall decline was slower than average through the month. Overview of conditions Av...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/05/springtime-in-the-arctic/

After reaching its seasonal maximum extent of 14.88 million square kilometers (5.75 million square miles) on February 25, the seasonal decline in Arctic sea ice extent through March proceeded in ...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/04/spring-in-fits-and-starts/

Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.88 million square kilometers (5.75 million square miles) on February 25. The 2022 maximum is the tenth lowest in the 44-ye...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/03/arctic-sea-ice-max-tenth-lowest/

Arctic sea ice is approaching its seasonal peak, with below-average sea ice extent in the Barents Sea and the Sea of Okhotsk, but near-average ice extent elsewhere. Antarctic sea ice extent set a...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/03/arctic-sea-ice-approaches-maximum-record-low-minimum-in-the-south/

While January began with sea ice extent below average, by the end of the month, extent increased. January 2022 finished as the sixteenth lowest extent in the satellite record above all years sin...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/02/arctic-sea-ice-this-january-so-last-decade/

By early January 2022, Arctic sea ice extent, while well below average, was within the lowest decile of recorded extents of the 1981 to 2010 reference period. Sea ice now completely covers Hudson...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2022/01/a-good-winter-relatively-speaking/

Sea ice extent increased at a faster than average pace through November and by the end of the month, extent was just within the interdecile range. Extent was above average in the Bering Sea, but ...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2021/12/a-mixed-bag-of-arctic-sea-ice/

The sea ice extent has been quickly growing, and by the end of October, ice covered most of the Arctic Ocean. Overall, the ice extent remained below average for this time of year in the Baren...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2021/11/winter-is-settling-in/

The summer melt season has come to a modest end. The summer of 2021 was relatively cool compared to the most recent years and September extent was the highest since 2014. It was nevertheless an e...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2021/10/september-turning/

On September 16, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.72 million square kilometers (1.82 million square miles). The 2021 minimum is the twelfth lowest in the nearly 43-y...

http://nsidc.org/arcticseaicenews/2021/09/arctic-sea-ice-at-highest-minimum-since-2014/