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Through 2020, sea ice loss was much more in the Arctic than the Antarctic. That reversed in 2021, as Arctic sea ice volume increased.
This makes it harder to project a year when sea ice loss may be near-total in late summer.
2019-2025 Articles
Near Antarctica, Saltier Seas Mean Less Ice 0625.rtfIce Melting from Amazon Fires Soot, Microplastics Show Growing Antarctic Crisis 0625.rtfWith More Sea Ice Comes More Carbon Uptake by Southern Ocean 0625.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up 0325.rtfWorld's Sea Ice Cover Hit Record Low in February 0325.rtfThe Arctic Is in Trouble. The Consequences Will Be Felt around the World. 0325.rtfWorld's Sea Ice Falls to Record Low 0225.rtfPlan to Refreeze the Arctic Sea Ice Is Seeing Promising Results 1224.rtfWorld’s Biggest Iceberg, A23a, Is on the Move Again 1224.rtfWarning of Accelerated Timelines to Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 1224.rtfAntarctica Had Less Winter Sea Ice in 2024 than Any Year except 2023 - 1024.rtfLess Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble 0324.rtfArctic Sea Ice Loss – a World of Trouble 0224.rtfAntarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, Alarming Scientists 0923.rtfSouthern Ocean’s Shrunken Sea Ice Has Entered ‘New State’ 0923.rtfWhat Happens in Antarctica, Doesn’t Stay in Antarctica 0823.rtf - Among other things, declining sea ice amplifies warming - locally and even globally - by increasing how much sunlight the Earth absorbs, for further warming. This albedo effect, an albedo feedback, amplifies how much Earth warms and how fast sea ice melts (shrinks). See top diagram on the Heat webpage.‘Virtually Certain’ Extreme Antarctic Events Will Get Worse without Drastic Action 0823.rtfA Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year 0823.rtfScientists Try to Learn Why Antarctica Is Missing Argentina-Sized Sea Ice 0723.rtfClick for more2019-2025 Articles
Scientists Are Worried About Antarctica’s Unprecedented Lack of Sea Ice Growth 0723.rtfLast Week Was Record Hot, Led by Sea Surface, Record Antarctic Sea Ice Loss 0723.rtfJune Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points 0723.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Record Winter Low as Earth Heats Up 0325.rtfWorld's Sea Ice Cover Hit Record Low in February 0325.rtfThe Arctic Is in Trouble. The Consequences Will Be Felt around the World. 0325.rtfWorld's Sea Ice Falls to Record Low 0225.rtfPlan to Refreeze the Arctic Sea Ice Is Seeing Promising Results 1224.rtfWorld’s Biggest Iceberg, A23a, Is on the Move Again 1224.rtfWarning of Accelerated Timelines to Ice-Free Arctic Ocean 1224.rtfAntarctica Had Less Winter Sea Ice in 2024 than Any Year except 2023 - 1024.rtfLess Sea Ice Means More Arctic Trees—Which Means Trouble 0324.rtfArctic Sea Ice Loss – a World of Trouble 0224.rtfAntarctica’s Shrinking Sea Ice Hits a Record Low, Alarming Scientists 0923.rtfSouthern Ocean’s Shrunken Sea Ice Has Entered ‘New State’ 0923.rtfWhat Happens in Antarctica, Doesn’t Stay in Antarctica 0823.rtf‘Virtually Certain’ Extreme Antarctic Events Will Get Worse without Drastic Action 0823.rtfA Look at How Much Less Antarctic Sea Ice There Is This Year 0823.rtfScientists Try to Learn Why Antarctica Is Missing Argentina-Sized Sea Ice 0723.rtfScientists Are Worried About Antarctica’s Unprecedented Lack of Sea Ice Growth 0723.rtfLast Week Was Record Hot, Led by Sea Surface, Record Antarctic Sea Ice Loss 0723.rtfJune Extremes Suggest Parts of the Climate System Are Reaching Tipping Points 0723.rtfWorld Sees 2nd-Hottest May in 30 Years, as Antarctic Ice Reaches New Low 0623.rtfThe Arctic May Be Sea Ice-Free in Summer by the 2030s 0623.rtfArctic Sea Ice Has Seen an ‘Irreversible’ Thinning since 2007 - 0323.rtfSouthern Atmospheric Rivers Are Melting Arctic Sea Ice, So It May Never Recover 0323.rtfArctic Climate Modeling Too Conservative, Says New Research 0323.rtfAtmospheric Rivers Aren't a Problem Just for California, but the Arctic, Too 0223.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low for 2nd Year Running 0223.rtfClimate Change’s Impact Intensifies, Led by Arctic 0822.rtfPlastic Pollution Accelerating the Effects of Climate Change in Canada’s Arctic 0522.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reached Its Maximum Extent at a Near-Record Early Date 0322.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Smallest Surface Area on Record 0222.rtf2021 Arctic Report Card Reveals Cascading Disruptions, Extreme Events, Global Connections 1221.rtfClimate Change Has Destabilized Earth’s Poles, Imperiling the Rest of the Planet 1221.rtfArctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Low, but It’s Not as Low as Recent Years 0921.rtfEU-Backed Study Shows Alarming State of Oceans 0921.rtfDisappearing Sea Ice Means Stronger Arctic Tides, Raising Warmer Water & Its Nutrients 0921.rtfAs Arctic Melt Sets Early July Record, Hard Times Lie Ahead for Ice 0721.rtfGlobal Warming May Have Already Passed Irreversible Tipping Point in Arctic 0621.rtfThe Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice 0621.rtfSea Ice Kept Oxygen from Reaching Deep Ocean during Last Ice Age 0221.rtfRelatively Low Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent Is Part of the ‘New Normal’ 0321.rtfNorthern Labrador Sea Ice Is Thinning, Fast. The Inuit Are Worried. 0321.rtfCloud-Making Aerosol Could Devastate Polar Sea Ice 0221.rtfThe Arctic Is Now Open for Business Year-Round 0221.rtfThe World’s Largest Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia Island—and Its Wildlife 1220.rtfClimate-Driven Arctic Changes Are Interconnected, Says 2020 Report Card 1220.rtfThis Year's Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ‘Red Flag’ 1020.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reaches a Low, Just Missing Record 0920.rtfThe Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate Because of Global Warming 0920.rtfArctic Could Be Free of Sea Ice by 2035, Latest Climate Model Predicts 0820.rtfShips Moving In as Arctic Sea Ice Level Reaches Record Low 0720.rtfArctic Sea Ice Is in a Downward Spiral, and May Break a Record in 2020 - 0720.rtfSiberia’s Heat Wave Triggered an Arctic Sea Ice Melt 0720.rtfSea Ice Levels in Eastern Canadian Arctic Remain below Average 0720.rtfTanker Crosses Russian Arctic Route without Icebreaker Assistance 0520.rtfUnusual Warmth around the North Pole May Jump-Start Arctic Ice Melt Season 0520.rtfIce-Free Arctic Summers Now Very Likely, Even with Climate Action 0420.rtfArctic May See 'Ice-Free' Summers in as Few as 15 Years 0320.rtfArctic Sea Ice Loss Cannot Be Rapidly Reversed, Experts Say 0120.rtfMelting Sea Ice Is 'Atlantifying' the Arctic 1019.rtfShrinking Southern Sea Ice Could Be Worse than Shrinking Northern Sea Ice 0819.rtfLoss of Arctic’s Reflective Sea Ice Will Advance Global Warming by 25 Years 0819.rtfArctic Summer 2019 - Record Heat, Dramatic Ice Loss, Raging Wildfires 0719.rtf'Precipitous' Fall in Antarctic Sea Ice since 2014 Revealed 0719.rtfArctic Sea Ice Extent Just Hit Record Low for Early June; Worse May Come 0619.rtf
2018 Articles and earlier
2018 Articles and earlier
The Arctic Ocean Has Lost 95% of Its Oldest Ice, a Sign of What’s to Come 1218.rtfWith Thick Ice Gone, Arctic Sea Ice Changes More Slowly 1018.rtfWarm Water under Arctic Ice Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ 0818.rtfClimate Change Cuts Shipping Route from China to Europe by 5,000 Miles 0818.rtfArctic’s Strongest Sea Ice Breaks Up for 1st Time on Record 0818.rtfIce-Free Arctic Projections under the Paris Agreement 0618.rtfIn the Arctic, the Old Ice Is Disappearing 0518.rtfWestern Alaska Sea Ice at Far the Lowest Extent since 1850 - 0418.rtfArctic Sea Ice Hits Record Lows off Alaska 1117.rtfReturn of ‘Ocean Chimney' the Size of Tasmania Puzzles Antarctic Scientists 1017.rtf'Attacked from 2 Sides'- Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Another Record Low 0917.rtfAt 2017 Minimum, Scientists Ask - Is Arctic Entering the Thin Ice Age? 0917.rtf1st Tanker Crosses Arctic Ocean without Ice Breaker 0817.rtfArctic Voyage Finds Global Warming Impact on Ice, Animals 0817.rtfSpeedier Sea Ice in Warming Arctic Could Spread Pollution Farther 0717.rtfAlaska's Sea Ice Is Melting Unusually Early, 'Another Sign Arctic Is Unraveling' 0517.rtfThe Arctic as It Is Known Today Is Almost Certainly Gone 0417.rtfThe Arctic Is Warm Again Because of Course It Is 0317.rtf - Multi-year [persistent] ice is down from 20% to 4% since 1985.Ice at Both Poles Shrinks to Record Lows 0317.rtf‘Airpocalypse’ Smog Events in China Linked to Melting Ice Cap 0317.rtfArctic Ice Loss Driven by Natural Swings, Not Just Humans 0317.rtfArctic Sea ice May Vanish, Even if World Achieves Climate Goal 0317.rtf - fairly thick, but extent is lowest for date - for several weeks nowWhy Has Antarctic Ice Set an Unexpected Record Low? 0317.rtf1979 Arctic Model Predicted Current Sea Ice Demise, Holds Lessons for Future 0217.rtf - ice-free in summer by mid-centuryAntarctic Sea Ice Is No Longer the Darling of Climate Doubters 0217.rtfSea Ice around Antarctica Hits Record Low 0217.rtfNew Studies Show Rex Tillerson Is Wrong about Climate Risks 0117.rtfIncredibly Thin Arctic Sea Ice Shocks Researchers 1216.rtf'The Arctic Is Unraveling,' Conclude Scientists after Latest Climate Report 1216.rtfThis Is Not Normal, People - Arctic and Antarctic Hit Record Low Sea Ice 1216.rtfArctic Sea Ice Struggles to Build Volume 1116.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melt Could Trigger Uncontrollable Climate Change Globally 1116.rtfAmid Higher Global Temperatures, Sea Ice at Record Lows at Both Poles 1116.rtfIrregular Arctic Climate Reduces Sea Ice to Another Record Low 1016.rtfFor the Melting Arctic, Fuzzy Forecasts Are the Best We Can Do 0916.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to 2nd Lowest Level Ever Recorded 0916.rtfOpen Water near North Pole Is a Sign of a Rapidly Warming Arctic 0916.rtfDespite Major Melt, Arctic Sea Ice Will Miss Record Low 0816.rtfSouthern Ocean Is Getting Less Salty. What That Means for the Rest of Earth 0816.rtf‘Next Year or the Year After, the Arctic Will Be Free of Ice’ 0816.rtfCruel Summer - Floods, Fires and Heat 0816.rtf - summary of Arctic sea ice in summer 2016. In late August 2016, Artic sea ice was 2nd lowest area on record.Historical Data Shows Arctic Melt of Last 2 Decades Is 'Unprecedented' 0816.rtf2015 Set Frenzy of Climate Records 0816.rtfArctic Sea Ice Crashes to Record Low for June 0716.rtfAmid Melting Arctic ice, Kerry Sees Looming Climate Catastrophe 0616.rtfMelt Ponds Suggest No Arctic Sea-Ice Record This Year 0616.rtfArctic Sea Ice Breaks May Record ... by a Lot 0616.rtfFractures Seen in Rapidly Melting Arctic Sea Ice, and It's Only May 0516.rtfArctic Sea Ice Growth Stunted Again 0416.rtfArctic Sea Ice Extent Breaks Record Low for Winter 0316.rtfNorthwest Passage Foiled Centuries of Explorers, but Now Open to Cruise Liners 0316.rtfThe Arctic Just Set an Ominous New Record 0316.rtfArctic Warming Is Possibly Catastrophic for Planet, Climate Scientist Warns 0216.rtfScientists Are Floored by What’s Happening in the Arctic Right Now 0216.rtfUnusually Warm Arctic Winter Yields Record Low Ice Extent for January 0216.rtfAs “Blue Arctic’ Expands with Warming, an Icebreaker Finds No Ice to Break 0116.rtfAntarctic Icebergs Have Surprise Role in Slowing Warming 0116.rtfRecord High Arctic Temperatures in 2015 Having ‘Profound Effects' on Region 1215.rtfIce, Earth's Climate Moderator, Will Change the Arctic and Earth, When It Leaves 1115.rtfHeat Rising from the Depths of the Arctic ‘Could Accelerate Ice Melt' 0915.rtfSummer Sea Ice Likely to Drop to 4th, Even 2nd, Lowest on Record 0915.rtfArctic Ice Grew by 1:3 after Cool Summer in 2013 - 0715.rtfRapid Arctic Ice Loss Linked to Extreme Weather Changes in Europe and US 0615.rtfYoung Arctic Ice Creates New Climate-Driven Era 0515.rtf'3D Cryosat' Tracks Arctic Winter Sea Ice 0415.rtfArctic Sea Ice Extent Hits Record Low for Winter 0315.rtfArctic Sea Ice Dwindling Toward Record Winter Low 0315.rtfWorld’s Sea Ice Still Declining, Despite Antarctica’s Gains 0215.rtfPerennial Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Shrink 0115.rtfIce-Free Arctic Could Be Just 6 Years Away 1214.rtfWhy is Antarctic Ice Growing? Scientist Has an Answer 1214.rtfAntarctic Autonomous Sub Gauges Sea Ice Thickness 1114.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Hits Record High, While the Arctic's Keeps Melting 1014.rtfMelting Arctic Ice Link to Extreme Weather Explored 1014.rtfReflecting on the Arctic Sea Ice Meeting at the Royal Society 0914.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melts to 6th-Lowest Level on Record 0914.rtfAntarctic Ice Should Set Record, but Arctic Sea Ice Dwindles 0914.rtfMelt Ponds Successfully Forecast Arctic Sea-Ice Extent 0914.rtfDoes Antarctic Sea Ice Growth Negate Climate Change? Scientists Say No 0814.rtfSnowpack Atop Arctic Sea Ice Has Dwindled Since 1950s - 0814.rtfSatellite Record Error May Have Overestimated Antarctic Sea Ice Expansion 0814.rtfOcean Waves Influence Polar Ice Extent 0514.rtfClimate Change Not Fully to Blame for Melting Sea Ice 0514.rtfWarming from Arctic Sea Ice Melting Is More Dramatic than Thought 0214.rtfAs Sea Ice Shrinks, Arctic Shipping Options Expand 1213.rtfESA's Cryosat Sees Arctic Sea-Ice Volume Bounce Back 1213.docESA's Cryosat Mission Observes Continuing Arctic Winter Ice Decline 0913.rtfArctic May Be Ice-Free by 2058 0713.rtfMulti-Year Arctic Ice Gone 1109.rtfLarge Fractures Spotted in Vulnerable Arctic Sea Ice 0313.rtfArctic Ice Melt So Far Like 20 Years of CO2 Emissions 0912.rtfCryosat Spots Big Arctic Sea Ice Decline 0213.rtfArctic Tipping Point 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Smallest Area on Record 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melting Faster 0812.rtfArctic Ice Area 2nd Lowest, Volume Lowest 0911.rtfArctic Ice Levels Hit Historic Low 0911.rtfCryosat Mission Delivers First Arctic Sea-Ice Thickness Map 0611.rtfArctic Ocean Ice Thinnest to Date 0610.rtfArctic Sea Ice Far More Fragile 1109.rtfArctic Summer Sea Ice to Vanish in 10-20 Years 1009.rtfArctic Sea Ice Now More Thin Than Thick 0709.rtfPacific Air Enters, Warms Arctic 1208.rtfArctic Sea Ice Volume at Record Low 1008.rtfThick Old Arctic Ice Melting 0308.rtfNorthwest Pasage Opens 0907.rtfArctic Ice Melts Faster 0507.rtfArctic Sea Ice Thickness Change 0206.pdfArctic Icepack Minimum Volume, by Year 0113.docAlbedo Effect of Retreating Arctic Sea Ice - Hudson 0811.pdf - Albedo warming effect of complete Arctic Ocean ice loss is ~1/4 of the rise since 1750 from added GHGs. ~15% of that ice albedo warming effect has already occurred.Arctic Sea Ice Volume 091510.pngIce Volume 1979-2009 0410.gif - GRAPHWorld Sees 2nd-Hottest May in 30 Years, as Antarctic Ice Reaches New Low 0623.rtfThe Arctic May Be Sea Ice-Free in Summer by the 2030s 0623.rtfArctic Sea Ice Has Seen an ‘Irreversible’ Thinning since 2007 - 0323.rtfSouthern Atmospheric Rivers Are Melting Arctic Sea Ice, So It May Never Recover 0323.rtfArctic Climate Modeling Too Conservative, Says New Research 0323.rtfAtmospheric Rivers Aren't a Problem Just for California, but the Arctic, Too 0223.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Hits Record Low for 2nd Year Running 0223.rtfClimate Change’s Impact Intensifies, Led by Arctic 0822.rtfPlastic Pollution Accelerating the Effects of Climate Change in Canada’s Arctic 0522.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reached Its Maximum Extent at a Near-Record Early Date 0322.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Smallest Surface Area on Record 0222.rtf2021 Arctic Report Card Reveals Cascading Disruptions, Extreme Events, Global Connections 1221.rtfClimate Change Has Destabilized Earth’s Poles, Imperiling the Rest of the Planet 1221.rtfArctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Low, but It’s Not as Low as Recent Years 0921.rtfEU-Backed Study Shows Alarming State of Oceans 0921.rtfDisappearing Sea Ice Means Stronger Arctic Tides, Raising Warmer Water & Its Nutrients 0921.rtfAs Arctic Melt Sets Early July Record, Hard Times Lie Ahead for Ice 0721.rtfGlobal Warming May Have Already Passed Irreversible Tipping Point in Arctic 0621.rtfThe Alarming Power of Melting Arctic Ice 0621.rtfSea Ice Kept Oxygen from Reaching Deep Ocean during Last Ice Age 0221.rtfRelatively Low Maximum Arctic Sea Ice Extent Is Part of the ‘New Normal’ 0321.rtfNorthern Labrador Sea Ice Is Thinning, Fast. The Inuit Are Worried. 0321.rtfCloud-Making Aerosol Could Devastate Polar Sea Ice 0221.rtfThe Arctic Is Now Open for Business Year-Round 0221.rtfThe World’s Largest Iceberg Is Headed for South Georgia Island—and Its Wildlife 1220.rtfClimate-Driven Arctic Changes Are Interconnected, Says 2020 Report Card 1220.rtfThis Year's Arctic Sea Ice Is Failing to Form, Raising a Huge ‘Red Flag’ 1020.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reaches a Low, Just Missing Record 0920.rtfThe Arctic Is Shifting to a New Climate Because of Global Warming 0920.rtfArctic Could Be Free of Sea Ice by 2035, Latest Climate Model Predicts 0820.rtfShips Moving In as Arctic Sea Ice Level Reaches Record Low 0720.rtfArctic Sea Ice Is in a Downward Spiral, and May Break a Record in 2020 - 0720.rtfSiberia’s Heat Wave Triggered an Arctic Sea Ice Melt 0720.rtfSea Ice Levels in Eastern Canadian Arctic Remain below Average 0720.rtfTanker Crosses Russian Arctic Route without Icebreaker Assistance 0520.rtfUnusual Warmth around the North Pole May Jump-Start Arctic Ice Melt Season 0520.rtfIce-Free Arctic Summers Now Very Likely, Even with Climate Action 0420.rtfArctic May See 'Ice-Free' Summers in as Few as 15 Years 0320.rtfArctic Sea Ice Loss Cannot Be Rapidly Reversed, Experts Say 0120.rtfMelting Sea Ice Is 'Atlantifying' the Arctic 1019.rtfShrinking Southern Sea Ice Could Be Worse than Shrinking Northern Sea Ice 0819.rtfLoss of Arctic’s Reflective Sea Ice Will Advance Global Warming by 25 Years 0819.rtfArctic Summer 2019 - Record Heat, Dramatic Ice Loss, Raging Wildfires 0719.rtf'Precipitous' Fall in Antarctic Sea Ice since 2014 Revealed 0719.rtf - But 2017-19 plunge reversed somewhat in 2020-21.Arctic Sea Ice Extent Just Hit Record Low for Early June; Worse May Come 0619.rtfThe Arctic Ocean Has Lost 95% of Its Oldest Ice, a Sign of What’s to Come 1218.rtfWith Thick Ice Gone, Arctic Sea Ice Changes More Slowly 1018.rtfWarm Water under Arctic Ice Is a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ 0818.rtfClimate Change Cuts Shipping Route from China to Europe by 5,000 Miles 0818.rtfArctic’s Strongest Sea Ice Breaks Up for 1st Time on Record 0818.rtfIce-Free Arctic Projections under the Paris Agreement 0618.rtfIn the Arctic, the Old Ice Is Disappearing 0518.rtfWestern Alaska Sea Ice at Far the Lowest Extent since 1850 - 0418.rtfArctic Sea Ice Hits Record Lows off Alaska 1117.rtfReturn of ‘Ocean Chimney' the Size of Tasmania Puzzles Antarctic Scientists 1017.rtf'Attacked from 2 Sides'- Antarctic Sea Ice Hits Another Record Low 0917.rtfAt 2017 Minimum, Scientists Ask - Is Arctic Entering the Thin Ice Age? 0917.rtf1st Tanker Crosses Arctic Ocean without Ice Breaker 0817.rtfArctic Voyage Finds Global Warming Impact on Ice, Animals 0817.rtfSpeedier Sea Ice in Warming Arctic Could Spread Pollution Farther 0717.rtfAlaska's Sea Ice Is Melting Unusually Early, 'Another Sign Arctic Is Unraveling' 0517.rtfThe Arctic as It Is Known Today Is Almost Certainly Gone 0417.rtfThe Arctic Is Warm Again Because of Course It Is 0317.rtfIce at Both Poles Shrinks to Record Lows 0317.rtf‘Airpocalypse’ Smog Events in China Linked to Melting Ice Cap 0317.rtfArctic Ice Loss Driven by Natural Swings, Not Just Humans 0317.rtfArctic Sea ice May Vanish, Even if World Achieves Climate Goal 0317.rtfWhy Has Antarctic Ice Set an Unexpected Record Low? 0317.rtf1979 Arctic Model Predicted Current Sea Ice Demise, Holds Lessons for Future 0217.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Is No Longer the Darling of Climate Doubters 0217.rtfSea Ice around Antarctica Hits Record Low 0217.rtfNew Studies Show Rex Tillerson Is Wrong about Climate Risks 0117.rtfIncredibly Thin Arctic Sea Ice Shocks Researchers 1216.rtf'The Arctic Is Unraveling,' Conclude Scientists after Latest Climate Report 1216.rtfThis Is Not Normal, People - Arctic and Antarctic Hit Record Low Sea Ice 1216.rtfArctic Sea Ice Struggles to Build Volume 1116.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melt Could Trigger Uncontrollable Climate Change Globally 1116.rtfAmid Higher Global Temperatures, Sea Ice at Record Lows at Both Poles 1116.rtfIrregular Arctic Climate Reduces Sea Ice to Another Record Low 1016.rtfFor the Melting Arctic, Fuzzy Forecasts Are the Best We Can Do 0916.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to 2nd Lowest Level Ever Recorded 0916.rtfOpen Water near North Pole Is a Sign of a Rapidly Warming Arctic 0916.rtfDespite Major Melt, Arctic Sea Ice Will Miss Record Low 0816.rtfSouthern Ocean Is Getting Less Salty. What That Means for the Rest of Earth 0816.rtf‘Next Year or the Year After, the Arctic Will Be Free of Ice’ 0816.rtfCruel Summer - Floods, Fires and Heat 0816.rtfHistorical Data Shows Arctic Melt of Last 2 Decades Is 'Unprecedented' 0816.rtf2015 Set Frenzy of Climate Records 0816.rtfArctic Sea Ice Crashes to Record Low for June 0716.rtfAmid Melting Arctic ice, Kerry Sees Looming Climate Catastrophe 0616.rtfMelt Ponds Suggest No Arctic Sea-Ice Record This Year 0616.rtfArctic Sea Ice Breaks May Record ... by a Lot 0616.rtfFractures Seen in Rapidly Melting Arctic Sea Ice, and It's Only May 0516.rtfArctic Sea Ice Growth Stunted Again 0416.rtfArctic Sea Ice Extent Breaks Record Low for Winter 0316.rtfNorthwest Passage Foiled Centuries of Explorers, but Now Open to Cruise Liners 0316.rtfThe Arctic Just Set an Ominous New Record 0316.rtfArctic Warming Is Possibly Catastrophic for Planet, Climate Scientist Warns 0216.rtfScientists Are Floored by What’s Happening in the Arctic Right Now 0216.rtfUnusually Warm Arctic Winter Yields Record Low Ice Extent for January 0216.rtfAs “Blue Arctic’ Expands with Warming, an Icebreaker Finds No Ice to Break 0116.rtfAntarctic Icebergs Have Surprise Role in Slowing Warming 0116.rtfRecord High Arctic Temperatures in 2015 Having ‘Profound Effects' on Region 1215.rtfIce, Earth's Climate Moderator, Will Change the Arctic and Earth, When It Leaves 1115.rtfHeat Rising from the Depths of the Arctic ‘Could Accelerate Ice Melt' 0915.rtfSummer Sea Ice Likely to Drop to 4th, Even 2nd, Lowest on Record 0915.rtfArctic Ice Grew by 1:3 after Cool Summer in 2013 - 0715.rtfRapid Arctic Ice Loss Linked to Extreme Weather Changes in Europe and US 0615.rtfYoung Arctic Ice Creates New Climate-Driven Era 0515.rtf'3D Cryosat' Tracks Arctic Winter Sea Ice 0415.rtfAlbedo Effect of Retreating Arctic Sea Ice - Hudson 0811.pdfArctic Sea Ice Extent Hits Record Low for Winter 0315.rtfArctic Sea Ice Dwindling Toward Record Winter Low 0315.rtfWorld’s Sea Ice Still Declining, Despite Antarctica’s Gains 0215.rtfPerennial Arctic Sea Ice Continues to Shrink 0115.rtfIce-Free Arctic Could Be Just 6 Years Away 1214.rtfWhy is Antarctic Ice Growing? Scientist Has an Answer 1214.rtfAntarctic Autonomous Sub Gauges Sea Ice Thickness 1114.rtfAntarctic Sea Ice Hits Record High, While the Arctic's Keeps Melting 1014.rtfMelting Arctic Ice Link to Extreme Weather Explored 1014.rtfReflecting on the Arctic Sea Ice Meeting at the Royal Society 0914.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melts to 6th-Lowest Level on Record 0914.rtfAntarctic Ice Should Set Record, but Arctic Sea Ice Dwindles 0914.rtfMelt Ponds Successfully Forecast Arctic Sea-Ice Extent 0914.rtfDoes Antarctic Sea Ice Growth Negate Climate Change? Scientists Say No 0814.rtfSnowpack Atop Arctic Sea Ice Has Dwindled Since 1950s - 0814.rtfSatellite Record Error May Have Overestimated Antarctic Sea Ice Expansion 0814.rtfOcean Waves Influence Polar Ice Extent 0514.rtfClimate Change Not Fully to Blame for Melting Sea Ice 0514.rtfWarming from Arctic Sea Ice Melting Is More Dramatic than Thought 0214.rtfAs Sea Ice Shrinks, Arctic Shipping Options Expand 1213.rtfESA's Cryosat Sees Arctic Sea-Ice Volume Bounce Back 1213.docESA's Cryosat Mission Observes Continuing Arctic Winter Ice Decline 0913.rtfArctic May Be Ice-Free by 2058 0713.rtfMulti-Year Arctic Ice Gone 1109.rtfLarge Fractures Spotted in Vulnerable Arctic Sea Ice 0313.rtfArctic Ice Melt So Far Like 20 Years of CO2 Emissions 0912.rtfCryosat Spots Big Arctic Sea Ice Decline 0213.rtfArctic Tipping Point 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Shrinks to Smallest Area on Record 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Reaches Record Low 0812.rtfArctic Sea Ice Melting Faster 0812.rtfArctic Ice Area 2nd Lowest, Volume Lowest 0911.rtfArctic Ice Levels Hit Historic Low 0911.rtfCryosat Mission Delivers First Arctic Sea-Ice Thickness Map 0611.rtfArctic Ocean Ice Thinnest to Date 0610.rtfArctic Sea Ice Far More Fragile 1109.rtfArctic Summer Sea Ice to Vanish in 10-20 Years 1009.rtfArctic Sea Ice Now More Thin Than Thick 0709.rtfPacific Air Enters, Warms Arctic 1208.rtfArctic Sea Ice Volume at Record Low 1008.rtfThick Old Arctic Ice Melting 0308.rtfNorthwest Pasage Opens 0907.rtfArctic Ice Melts Faster 0507.rtfArctic Sea Ice Thickness Change 0206.pdfArctic Icepack Minimum Volume, by Year 0113.docArctic Sea Ice Volume 091510.pngIce Volume 1979-2009 0410.gif
Vegetation Change (-25% to +25%), 2012 vs 1982
Sea Surface Change (-11° to +11°F), 2013 vs 1982-2006 Mean
1970-2012
Ice extent includes any areas (satellite photo pixel style) that are at least 15% ice covered on that date. In contrast, area translates 15% ice covered to 15% area. Area is less than extent.
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