sea ice Archives

The Arctic Ocean is dominated by a strong high-pressure system, rapidly melting the sea ice and impacting the Transpolar Drift System

July 13, 2020July 12, 2020 by Andrej Flis

The Arctic sea ice melts every year from spring to early autumn. This year, the summer melt season is very strong. Currently, the Arctic sea … Read more

Rapid daily sea-ice growth in the Arctic began! But October 2019 still goes down in history with lowest monthly sea-ice extent on record!

March 28, 2021November 7, 2019 by Andrej Flis

October 2019 was quite a wild ride as far as Arctic sea-ice goes. It started as the 3rd lowest on record, and it finished in … Read more

Record low July Arctic sea ice extent. Possible implications for winter?

August 18, 2019 by Andrej Flis

Past summer months have been abnormally warm across the Arctic circle, which caused rapid ice melt, and record low sea ice extent in late July … Read more