Satellite data shows that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record on September 10, 2023.
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The summer sky was unusually cloud-free when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Antarctic Peninsula.
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The summer 2022 extent of Arctic sea ice continued the downward trend under way since the 1980s.
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After more than a decade fastened to the coastline, a large expanse of sea ice broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2022.
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Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner.
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