He says that we “must wait and see” whether this is a “temporary effect” or whether the Antarctic has entered a “new regime”. Meanwhile, Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, ...

What do you hear when you think of the Arctic and Antarctic? "Singing" ice, a seal that sounds like it is in space, and a seismic airgun thundering like a bomb are some of the noises released by ...

The Arctic could be "ice-free" in just a few years, scientists have found. Here's what that means. The region, which sits at the northernmost point of the globe, is a unique ecosystem ...

Global sea ice extent is at a record low for this time of year, due to rapid Antarctic sea ice melt and below-average Arctic coverage, new data reveals. Antarctic sea ice extent has been tracking at ...

“While changes in sea ice have been dramatic in the Arctic over several decades, Antarctic sea ice was relatively stable. But that has changed,” says Walt Meier, a sea ice scientist at NSIDC. “It ...

The interactive online exhibition features 54 sounds across the Antarctic and Arctic regions and can be fully explored from the warm comfort of your own living room. What do ‘singing’ ice ...

a dramatic loss of ice and if you were to look at a graph of the Arctic, it’s very steeply down.” Even if sea ice returns in the Antarctic, it doesn’t disprove other evidence of climate ...

The record low Arctic maximum extent follows a near-record-low minimum for Antarctic sea ice at the end of the region’s summer, set on March 1 2025. The Antarctic ended the summer with sea ice ...

The Antarctic Circumpolar Current may be moving ... For instance, one Dutch startup, Arctic Reflections, is looking to restore Arctic sea ice by pumping cool water onto the ocean's surface.

Social media posts sharing a graphic comparing sea ice levels in the Antarctic on the same date 45 years apart misrepresent the data to suggest climate change is a hoax. The graphic, opens new tab ...