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Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Extent for January
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Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Extent for January

This image shows average Arctic sea ice concentration for January 2011, the lowest January extent in the satellite record.

Published Feb 8, 2011

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Low Sea Ice Amid Arctic Warming
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Low Sea Ice Amid Arctic Warming

Arctic sea ice in February 2018 was the lowest of any February on record, while air temperatures in the region soared.

Published Mar 9, 2018

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Arctic Sea Ice Younger than Normal
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Arctic Sea Ice Younger than Normal

In the Arctic, sea ice extent fluctuates with the seasons. It reaches its peak extent in March, near the end of Northern Hemisphere winter, and its minimum extent in September, at the end of the summer thaw. In September 2007, Arctic sea ice extent was the smallest area on record since satellites began collecting measurements about 30 years ago.

Published Mar 25, 2008

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Shipping Responds to Arctic Ice Decline
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Shipping Responds to Arctic Ice Decline

As Arctic sea ice extent shrinks each year, ships are cruising farther north.

Published Apr 12, 2018

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Leisurely January Growth for Arctic Sea Ice
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Leisurely January Growth for Arctic Sea Ice

Sea ice extent for January 2016 was one of the lowest on record since space-based observations began in 1978.

Published Feb 18, 2016

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Winter Temperatures and the Arctic Oscillation
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Winter Temperatures and the Arctic Oscillation

Much of the Northern Hemisphere experienced cold land surface temperatures in December 2009, but the Arctic was exceptionally warm.

Published Jan 9, 2010

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Arctic Lows
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Arctic Lows

Record-low sea ice in July 2020 could be further depleted by a low-pressure system that developed over the Arctic Ocean.

Published Aug 5, 2020

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Sunny Skies over Arctic Sea Ice
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Sunny Skies over Arctic Sea Ice

Acquired July 11, 2011, this mosaic shows Arctic sea ice through largely cloud-free skies.

Published Jul 20, 2011

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent

The Arctic sea ice extent continues its long-term downward trend.

Published Sep 22, 2020

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A Regional Look at Arctic Sea Ice
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A Regional Look at Arctic Sea Ice

Arctic sea ice has been retreating the fastest in the Beaufort Sea.

Published Oct 18, 2017

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Sea Ice in Denmark Strait
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Sea Ice in Denmark Strait

Ice that originated in the Arctic Ocean drifts hundreds of miles south, pulled along and shaped by the East Greenland Current.

Published Jul 21, 2020

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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest
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2019 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum Is Second Lowest

The long-term trend for Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward.

Published Sep 23, 2019

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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2018 Minimum
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Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2018 Minimum

The ice cap tied for the sixth lowest extent on record, continuing a long-term decline.

Published Sep 28, 2018

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2013 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum
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2013 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum

The amount of Arctic Ocean covered by ice was significantly more than the record low of 2012, but still well below the long-term average.

Published Sep 21, 2013

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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice
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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice

Taken from a low-flying airplane on March 26, 2011, these detailed photos of Arctic sea ice show the richly varied texture in the ice floe.

Published Apr 1, 2011

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Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low
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Annual Peak of Arctic Sea Ice Hit a Record Low

The Arctic ice cap grew less this winter than at any time since satellites have measured it.

Published Apr 8, 2016

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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark

In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.

Published Nov 4, 2016

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Early Breakup of the Beaufort Sea Ice
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Early Breakup of the Beaufort Sea Ice

In April 2016, unusually warm temperatures and heavy winds broke the sea ice pack to pieces.

Published May 20, 2016

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Arctic Sea Ice, 2002-2003
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Arctic Sea Ice, 2002-2003

Compiled from passive microwave sensor data, these images show Arctic sea ice extent for September 2002 and March 2003.

Published May 16, 2009

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