The Arctic saw particularly high temperatures in February, with one area near the North Pole 19.8 F hotter than average.

Sea ice cover in both the Antarctic and Arctic remained far below average throughout February as global average temperatures linger near record highs ...

and already in extra time,” stressed Copernicus Deputy Director Samantha Burgess. “The more the global atmosphere warms, the more numerous, severe, and intense the extreme events will be ...

Arctic sea ice reached its lowest monthly extent for February at 8% below average, the third consecutive month in which the sea ice extent set a record for the corresponding month ...

and the record or near-record low sea ice cover at both poles has pushed global sea ice cover to an all-time minimum," Samantha Burgess, the strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for ...