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Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows

Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth in 2024.

This image originally appeared in the NASA Earth Observatory story Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows.

NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Story by Sally Younger, NASA’s Earth Science News Team, updated and adapted for Earth Observatory by Kathryn Hansen.

Published October 17, 2024
Data acquired 2024

Sources:: DMSP > SSM/I; DMSP > SSMIS; Nimbus 7 > SMMR