sea ice

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

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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 … Read more

*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

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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 … Read more

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

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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 … Read more

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

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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 … Read more