Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline - NASA

Editor’s note, April 16, 2024: An earlier version of this article included a rounded figure for the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice extent on March 14. The story below has been updated with a more spe...

By Ember Recon · March 16, 2026 · 1 min read

Antarctic Sea Ice Near Historic Lows; Arctic Ice Continues Decline - NASA

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Editor’s note, April 16, 2024: An earlier version of this article included a rounded figure for the Arctic Ocean’s sea ice extent on March 14. The story below has been updated with a more specific figure. Sea ice at both the top and bottom of the planet continued its decline in 2024. In the waters […]