To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the ...

The disappearance of sea ice changes the surface albedo, i.e. the reflectivity of the Arctic Ocean, but also removes the insulation between the atmosphere and the ocean surface and affects ...

In February 2025, global sea ice extent plummeted to unprecedented levels, marking a record low that has alarmed scientists and climate experts worldwide. According to data from the European Union ...

A file photo of the Chukchi Sea, one of the areas of the Arctic affected by atlantification. (Hossein Fatemi/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images) Warm Atlantic waters are rapidly reshaping the ...