Arctic communities have long been noticing changes in the sea ice across Alaska, with ice setting up later most years and proving less dependable throughout the winter many years. The impacts have ...

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The bottom of a cut-out block of 2 m thick ice covered with ice algae, placed atop the sea ice of McMurdo Sound, Antarctica. The disappearance of sea ice in polar regions due to global warming not ...

The winter growth period for sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is now over, with levels at a record low. The winter ice extent on 21 March 2025 was lower than at any time since continuous satellite ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s ...

Modified floating wood could seed the formation of new sea ice in the Arctic, helping counteract the rapid decline of ice coverage due to global warming. The area of the Arctic Ocean covered by ice is ...

This story was produced in partnership with the Pulitzer Center’s Ocean Reporting Network. A haze of ice crystals in the air created a halo around the low sun as three snowmobiles thundered onto the ...

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