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Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024. In the waters around Antarctica, ice coverage shrank to near-historic lows for the third year in a row. The recurring loss hints at a long-term shift in conditions in the Southern Ocean, likely resulting from global climate change, according to scientists at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center. Meanwhile, the 46-year trend of shrinking and thinning ice in the Arctic Ocean shows no sign of reversing.<\/p>\n
\u201cSea ice acts like a buffer between the ocean and the atmosphere,\u201d said ice scientist Linette Boisvert of NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. \u201cSea ice prevents much of the exchange of heat and moisture from the relatively warm ocean to the atmosphere above it.\u201d<\/p>\n
Less ice coverage allows the ocean to warm the atmosphere over the poles, leading to more ice melting in a vicious cycle of rising temperatures.<\/p>\n
Historically, the area of sea ice surrounding the Antarctic continent has fluctuated dramatically from year to year while averages over decades have been relatively stable. In recent years, though, sea ice cover around Antarctica has plummeted.<\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>On Feb. 20, 2024, Antarctic sea ice officially reached its minimum extent for the year. This cycle of growth and melting occurs every year, with the ice reaching its smallest size during the Southern Hemisphere\u2019s summer. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, this marks the second-lowest sea ice extent recorded by satellites, reflecting a trend of declining coverage over time.Credit: NASA\u2019s Goddard Space Flight Center\/Scientific Visualization StudioDownload this video in HD formats from https:\/\/svs.gsfc.nasa.gov\/14538<\/a>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>\n\u201cIn 2016, we saw what some people are calling a regime shift,\u201d said sea ice scientist Walt Meier of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. \u201cThe Antarctic sea ice coverage dropped and has largely remained lower than normal. Over the past seven years, we\u2019ve had three record lows.\u201d<\/p>\nThis year, Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest annual extent on Feb. 20 with a total of 768,000 square miles (1.99 million square kilometers). That\u2019s 30% below the 1981 to 2010 end-of-summer average. The difference in ice cover spans an area about the size of Texas. Sea ice extent is defined as the total area of the ocean in which the ice cover fraction is at least 15%.<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s minimum is tied with February 2022 for the second lowest ice coverage around the Antarctic and close to the 2023 all-time low of 691,000 square miles (1.79 million square kilometers). With the latest ice retreat, this year marks the lowest three-year average for ice coverage observed around the Antarctic continent across more than four decades.<\/p>\nThe changes were observed in data collected with microwave sensors aboard the Nimbus-7 satellite, jointly operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with satellites in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.<\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\tNASA\u2019s Earth Observatory: Antarctic Sea Ice at Near-Historic Lows<\/span>\n\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nMeanwhile, at the other end of the planet, the maximum winter ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is consistent with an ongoing 46-year decline. Satellite images reveal that the total area of the Arctic Ocean covered in sea ice reached 6 million square miles (15.65 million square kilometers) on March 14. That\u2019s 247,000 square miles (640,000 square kilometers) less ice than the average between 1981 and 2010. Overall, the maximum winter ice coverage in the Arctic has shrunk by an area equivalent to the size of Alaska since 1979.<\/p>\nThis year\u2019s Arctic ice maximum is the 14th lowest on record.\u00a0Complex weather patterns make it difficult to predict what will happen in any given year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\nThe Arctic Ocean sea ice reached its annual maximum on March 14, continuing the long-term decline in ice at the poles.<\/div>\nChart by Lauren Dauphin\/NASA Earth Observatory, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center.<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nShrinking ice makes Earth more susceptible to solar heating. \u201cThe sea ice and the snow on top of it are very reflective,\u201d Boisvert said. \u201cIn the summer, if we have more sea ice, it reflects the Sun\u2019s radiation and helps keep the planet cooler.\u201d<\/p>\nOn the other hand, the exposed ocean is darker and readily absorbs solar radiation, capturing and retaining that energy and ultimately contributing to warming in the planet\u2019s oceans and atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\nSea ice around the poles is more susceptible to the weather than it was a dozen years ago. Ice thickness measurements collected with laser altimeters aboard NASA\u2019s ICESat-2 satellite show that less ice has managed to stick around through the warmer months. This means new ice must form from scratch each year, rather than building on old ice to make thicker layers. Thinner ice, in turn, is more prone to melting than multi-year accumulations.<\/p>\n\u201cThe thought is that in a couple of decades, we\u2019re going to have these essentially ice-free summers,\u201d Boisvert said, with ice coverage reduced below 400,000 square miles (1 million square kilometers) and most of the Arctic Ocean exposed to the Sun\u2019s warming glare.<\/p>\nIt\u2019s too soon to know whether recent sea ice lows at the South Pole point to a long-term change rather than a statistical fluctuation, but Meier believes long term declines are inevitable.<\/p>\n\u201cIt\u2019s only a matter of time,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter six, seven, eight years, it\u2019s starting to look like maybe it\u2019s happening. It\u2019s just a question of whether there\u2019s enough data to say for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\t\n\t\tReference: NSIDC Sea Ice Index Daily and Monthly Image Viewer<\/span>\n\t\t<\/circle><\/path><\/svg>\n\t<\/a><\/p><\/div>\nBy James Riordon<\/a><\/strong><\/em>NASA\u2019s Earth Science News Team<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p>\nMedia contact: Elizabeth Vlock<\/a>NASA Headquarters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMar 25, 2024<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\nEditor<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGoddard Digital Team<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLocation<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nIce & Glaciers<\/a><\/li>\nSea Ice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nArctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record; Antarctic Sees Record Low Growth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nArctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023, making it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 months ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n3 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA Finds 2022 Arctic Winter Sea Ice 10th-Lowest on Record<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 years ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nMeet NASA\u2019s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 month ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a>\nJennifer M. 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The recurring loss hints at a long-term shift in conditions in the Southern Ocean, likely resulting from global climate change, according [\u2026] Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>Spread the love<\/div><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/path><\/path><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/g><\/path><\/g><\/circle><\/g><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/path><\/g><\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[34],"class_list":["post-10525","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-astronomy_astronomia","tag-astronomy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10525","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10525"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10525\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10525"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10525"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10525"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u201cIn 2016, we saw what some people are calling a regime shift,\u201d said sea ice scientist Walt Meier of the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder. \u201cThe Antarctic sea ice coverage dropped and has largely remained lower than normal. Over the past seven years, we\u2019ve had three record lows.\u201d<\/p>\n
This year, Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest annual extent on Feb. 20 with a total of 768,000 square miles (1.99 million square kilometers). That\u2019s 30% below the 1981 to 2010 end-of-summer average. The difference in ice cover spans an area about the size of Texas. Sea ice extent is defined as the total area of the ocean in which the ice cover fraction is at least 15%.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s minimum is tied with February 2022 for the second lowest ice coverage around the Antarctic and close to the 2023 all-time low of 691,000 square miles (1.79 million square kilometers). With the latest ice retreat, this year marks the lowest three-year average for ice coverage observed around the Antarctic continent across more than four decades.<\/p>\n
The changes were observed in data collected with microwave sensors aboard the Nimbus-7 satellite, jointly operated by NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), along with satellites in the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, at the other end of the planet, the maximum winter ice coverage in the Arctic Ocean is consistent with an ongoing 46-year decline. Satellite images reveal that the total area of the Arctic Ocean covered in sea ice reached 6 million square miles (15.65 million square kilometers) on March 14. That\u2019s 247,000 square miles (640,000 square kilometers) less ice than the average between 1981 and 2010. Overall, the maximum winter ice coverage in the Arctic has shrunk by an area equivalent to the size of Alaska since 1979.<\/p>\n
This year\u2019s Arctic ice maximum is the 14th lowest on record.\u00a0Complex weather patterns make it difficult to predict what will happen in any given year.<\/p>\n
Shrinking ice makes Earth more susceptible to solar heating. \u201cThe sea ice and the snow on top of it are very reflective,\u201d Boisvert said. \u201cIn the summer, if we have more sea ice, it reflects the Sun\u2019s radiation and helps keep the planet cooler.\u201d<\/p>\n
On the other hand, the exposed ocean is darker and readily absorbs solar radiation, capturing and retaining that energy and ultimately contributing to warming in the planet\u2019s oceans and atmosphere.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sea ice around the poles is more susceptible to the weather than it was a dozen years ago. Ice thickness measurements collected with laser altimeters aboard NASA\u2019s ICESat-2 satellite show that less ice has managed to stick around through the warmer months. This means new ice must form from scratch each year, rather than building on old ice to make thicker layers. Thinner ice, in turn, is more prone to melting than multi-year accumulations.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe thought is that in a couple of decades, we\u2019re going to have these essentially ice-free summers,\u201d Boisvert said, with ice coverage reduced below 400,000 square miles (1 million square kilometers) and most of the Arctic Ocean exposed to the Sun\u2019s warming glare.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s too soon to know whether recent sea ice lows at the South Pole point to a long-term change rather than a statistical fluctuation, but Meier believes long term declines are inevitable.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s only a matter of time,\u201d he said. \u201cAfter six, seven, eight years, it\u2019s starting to look like maybe it\u2019s happening. It\u2019s just a question of whether there\u2019s enough data to say for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Media contact: Elizabeth Vlock<\/a>NASA Headquarters<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\nShare<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/circle><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\nDetails<\/h2>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\nLast Updated<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\nMar 25, 2024<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\nEditor<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGoddard Digital Team<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\nLocation<\/div>\n<\/div>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\n\nRelated Terms<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\nEarth<\/a><\/li>\nClimate Change<\/a><\/li>\nGoddard Space Flight Center<\/a><\/li>\nIce & Glaciers<\/a><\/li>\nSea Ice<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n\n\n\n\nExplore More<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nArctic Sea Ice 6th Lowest on Record; Antarctic Sees Record Low Growth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\nArctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023, making it\u2026<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t6 months ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n3 min read<\/div>\n\nNASA Finds 2022 Arctic Winter Sea Ice 10th-Lowest on Record<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t2 years ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\n<\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n5 min read<\/div>\n\nMeet NASA\u2019s Twin Spacecraft Headed to the Ends of the Earth<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/path><\/path><\/g><\/g><\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tArticle<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t1 month ago\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\nPowered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\nGet The Details…<\/a>\nJennifer M. 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Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on September 19, 2023, making it\u2026<\/p>\n
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