US EditionUS Data Shows Arctic Winter Sea Ice Could Break Last Year's Record Low
Arctic sea ice maximum reached 14.22 million sq km on March 10, ranking among the five smallest in 40 years due to human-driven warming, US data shows.
- Wednesday, an AFP review found Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks, with maximum extent nearly 14.22 million square kilometres on March 10.
- Because ocean water freezes and refreezes, the Arctic is warming 3-4 times faster than the global average, reducing sea ice return, Samantha Burgess said.
- Last year, the NSIDC recorded an all-time low of 14.31 million square kilometres on March 22, while Antarctic sea ice neared its summer average after four years of lows and polar species depend on this ice to breed and feed.
- Strategic actors noted that retreating ice could open new shipping routes and access to mineral resources, and Chalecki said there are significant opportunities for petroleum extraction, mining of critical minerals, scientific expeditions, and more.
- The NSIDC is expected to announce its Arctic winter sea ice assessment later this month, while U.S. political interest rises as President Donald Trump seeks Greenland amid Russian and Chinese competition.
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La LibreThe ice formed by the freezing of seawater naturally melts in summer and which is recovering in winter is declining due to global warming. If the trend continues until the end of March, this winter will be among the worst five ever measured.
The Arctic marine ice, formed by the freezing of sea water, is at one of its lowest levels of all time in this winter of 2025-2026, according to data from the National Centre for Snow and Snow Data (NSIDC) analyzed by the United States AFP. If the trend continues until the end of winter, even this month, it will be among the five lowest levels of ice coverage in four decades of satellite observation, which can even break the record of last year.
US data shows Arctic winter sea ice could break last year's record low
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of U.S. data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
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Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US data
Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions.
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