As sea ice melts and opens new routes for maritime traffic in the Arctic, the environmental fallout caused by vessels burning fossil fuels adds to global warming, which in turn melts more sea ice.

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Winter sea ice in the Arctic just hit a record low Just 5.53 million square miles of ice had formed as of March 22, the smallest maximum extent since satellite recordkeeping began in the 1970s.

The Arctic has lost about 12% of its ice every decade since satellite records began in 1979, equaling about 1.16 million square miles of ice (3 million square kilometers),an area bigger than ...

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A new study is warning that the world could see an ice-free Arctic as soon as 2026, despite several models still suggesting it could take decades.

A new study is warning that the world could see an ice-free Arctic as soon as 2026, despite several models still suggesting it could take decades. While the study's authors stress they’re not ...

The level of ice in the Arctic has declined dramatically in recent decades due to global warming (Image credit: Sebnem Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images) By Richard Windsor, The Week UK ...

The Arctic summer sea ice minimum also stayed low this year, at 4.28 million km² (1.65 million mi²), making it the 7th lowest minimum in the satellite record.