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The Very Last Thick Sea Ice of the Arctic Breaks while Severe Storms reach the Arctic, eventually supported by Sudden Stratospheric Warming

While Arctic sea-ice declines, huge holes are opening in the so-called Last Ice Area north of Greenland and Ellesmere with increased frequency. Here, the oldest …

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*Arctic Sea Ice* reaches the 2021 minimum, with more ice left than in the past seven years, due to cooler weather conditions in the western Arctic

Arctic sea ice has reached its minimum extent on September 16th. But it was far from lowest on record and was actually just 12th lowest …

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August 2021 Sea Ice loss was surprisingly second-lowest in the past 20 years, thanks to the Cold Weather patterns in the western Arctic Ocean

August 2021 has featured the second-lowest Arctic sea ice loss in the past 20 years. The main reason behind it was the colder than normal …

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The Arctic Ocean nears ice-free conditions in the West Siberian region, while a new weather pattern in August can push the sea ice below last years levels

July has featured very heavy melting of the Arctic sea ice in the Siberian regions. In the western parts, the Laptev Sea will be ice-free …

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The world’s largest iceberg broke off Antarctica’s Renn Ice Shelf. Named A-76, it heads into the Weddell Sea and is 5-times larger than New York city

An enormous iceberg broke off the Ronne Ice Shelf in Antarctica, moving into the Weddell Sea. It is over 4,300 square kilometers in size and …

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Arctic Sea Ice reaches its maximum extent, but now the melt season is starting and we could face a strong one, based on the latest forecasts

Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent in March. The ice melt season will now begin, and it has the potential to be a …

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Arctic Sea Ice is not freezing In October for the first time since measurements began, now having an unknown effect on weather development towards Winter

Arctic sea ice melt season usually lasts from March till September. After reaching the minimum extent in September, sea ice starts to grow back in …

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