Antarctic sea ice began to change rapidly in 2015 and 2016. Since then it has remained well below the long-term average.

Antarctic sea ice reached an all-time record low for winter, scientists announced recently. Sea ice also helps regulate the planet’s temperature.

The dramatic loss of sea ice around Antarctica has occurred with the re-emergence of the Maud Rise polynya in the Weddell Sea ...

The sea ice is still growing, and Antarctic sea ice hits its maximum size in mid-September each year. "We only have six more weeks, approximately," Raphael says.

Antarctic sea ice extent has fallen dramatically in recent years – the effects include accelerated ocean warming, faster loss ...

Sea ice in Antarctica hit a record low this year and is “on a very steep downward trend,” a sign this complex and isolated region may finally be responding to the climate crisis.

There is currently less sea ice in the Antarctic than at any time in the forty years since the beginning of satellite observation: in early February 2023, only 2.20 million square kilometers of ...

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent the data to suggest climate change is a hoax.

As sea ice disappears and grows less reflective, the Arctic has lost around a quarter of its cooling power since 1980, and the world has lost up to 15%, according to new research.

Since the late 1970s, satellites have been spying on Antarctica’s sea ice, watching the whiteness expand and contract with the seasons. But they’ve never seen the ice quite like it is right now.

New research explores the wide-ranging consequences of record low summer sea ice in Antarctica. From more ocean warming to ...

Sea ice protects Antarctica's coast from ocean waves. On average, about a third of the continent's coastline is exposed over summer. But this is changing. In 2022 and 2023, ...