Satellite data shows that Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023.
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Satellite data shows that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record on September 10, 2023.
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Decades of retreat are visible from above, but harder-to-see changes below the waterline could also affect this iconic glacier’s future.
Events on the Sun helped unleash beautiful displays of nighttime lights seen on Earth.
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After breaking from the Brunt Ice Shelf, Iceberg A-81 and other pieces of ice drift south with the Weddell Gyre.