Global #seaice hit record low in February
The combined area of #ice around north and south poles hit new daily minimum in early February and stayed below previous record for rest of the month, reports EU's Copernicus #ClimateChange Service. "One of the consequences of a warmer world is melting sea ice," said deputy director, Samantha Burgess. "The record or near-record low sea ice cover at both poles has pushed global sea ice cover to an all-time minimum."
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say

Example Of Maps Used Well In A Media Article About Greenland
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https://www.reuters.com/graphics/GREENLAND-ELECTION/MAPS/zjvqaeledvx/ <-- shared media article
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[this post is NOT about geopolitics, rather the excellent use of multiple maps to illustrate the story / situation… so no text from the article itself...]
#GIS #spatial #mapping #cartography #media #reuters #greenland #projection #visualisation #education #presentation #NorthwestPassage #NorthernSeaRoute #ice #climatechange #seaice #thaw #melting #navigation #routing #shipping #transportation #geopolitics #strategic #military #NORAD #monitoring #naturalresources #mineral #oilandgas #rareearth #indigeneous #FirstNation #size #population #area #mapprojection #marine #glacier #ocean

Scientists Uncover How a Melting Arctic Is Driving Droughts and Extreme Weather

New research reveals that Arctic sea ice loss can disrupt weather worldwide, making California drier while increasing winter humidity in parts of Europe.

Using advanced models, scientists isolated this effect, showing how melting ice alters atmospheric circulation. These findings could explain past extreme weather events and improve future climate forecasts.

#drought #SeaIce #SeaIceLoss

https://scitechdaily.com/scientists-uncover-how-a-melting-arctic-is-driving-droughts-and-extreme-weather/

The Guardian: Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say…

Global sea ice fell to a record low in February, scientists have said, a symptom of an atmosphere fouled by planet-heating pollutants... #climatechange #seaice #polarregions

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/03/10/the-guardian-global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say-3/

Sea ice in the Bering Sea continues to slowly increase but remains well below the 1991-2020 median in NSIDC data. Main storm rack in the next week looks to remain along Aleutians and southern Bering Sea so some increases in extent are likely. #akwx #Arctic #SeaIce @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

Still one of my most favourite science outputs.

#arctic #seaice #polar #research #ephemeralLandscapes

https://www.sciencenorway.no/blog-nansen-legacy-project-blog-researchers-zone/ephemeral-landscapes/1916323

The Guardian: Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say…

Global sea ice fell to a record low in February, scientists have said, a symptom of an atmosphere fouled by planet-heating pollutants... #climatechange #seaice #polarregions

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/03/08/the-guardian-global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say/

Are you passionate about advancing polar environmental prediction and services? We invite you to apply to join one of the newly formed Task Teams within the #PCAPS project of the #WMO World Weather Research Programme. Apply by 31 March 2025.

https://www.wwrp-pcaps.net/open-call-2025

I'm currently leading the Task Team on #SeaIce thickness data assimilation - would love to find the people we are missing for the team

There are lots of tasks teams already - take a look and see if any are relevant to you or those you work with

On last tuesday (04/03/2025), we released a new version of our #SeaIce Emissivity (OSI-404-b) and of our Global Low Resolution #SeaIce Drift (OSI-405-d) products.
Aside minor fixes and improvements, the two products format have been updated from NetCDF3 to NetCDF4.
For more details about the new version, consult the product description page :
https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/products/osi-404-b
https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/products/osi-405-d

Global sea ice drops to lowest level on record.

@abc reports on the latest data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service: https://flip.it/zfFbCt

For ongoing coverage, follow @climate-change-science

I was interviewed (in Norwegian ) by newspaper #Aftenposten to comment on the @CopernicusECMWF February report that #SeaIce extent is record-low globally (and in the #Arctic).

I used the opportunity to mention the worrying situation of climate research in the USA, and that we should be glad that #Europe has a well developed #Climate Service (C3S) to keep track and inform the world.

Here's a reflection on ice that should reflect badly on us: Global sea ice hit record lows in February. Arctic down 8%, Antarctic down 26%. The ice that usually reflects sunlight & keeps Earth cool is disappearing faster than my patience for climate denial. We can't mirror what's gone. #ClimateAction #SeaIce

https://news.slashdot.org/story/25/03/06/198259/global-sea-ice-hit-record-low-in-february-scientists-say

Global sea ice hit record low in February, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other #ClimateCrisis #ClimateEmergency #SeaIce

The Guardian: Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say…

Global sea ice fell to a record low in February, scientists have said, a symptom of an atmosphere fouled by planet-heating pollutants... #climatechange #seaice #polarregions

https://formuchdeliberation.wordpress.com/2025/03/06/the-guardian-global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say-2/

"The combined area of ice around the north and south poles hit a new daily minimum in early February.

The lack of #SeaIce means darker ocean surfaces and the ability of the Earth to absorb more sunlight, which accelerates the warming."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say

But:
Doesn't that also mean that the heat radiated from the poles increases? Sunlight comes in at near-glancing incidence, radiation happens in all directions. What's the balance?

February marked an all-time record low for daily global #SeaIce extent: Arctic at 8% below average, Antarctic at 26% below. Get more data insight in the February 2025 Climate Bulletin produced by #C3S https://climate.copernicus.eu/sea-ice-cover-february-2025?utm_source=socialmedia&utm_medium=ma&utm_campaign=sea-ice-cover-february-2025&utm_id=CB-02-2025

Global sea ice hit ‘all-time minimum’ in February, scientists say https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/mar/06/global-sea-ice-hit-all-time-minimum-in-february-scientists-say #Climatecrisis #Polarregions #Environment #Seaice

Arctic-wide sea ice extent has been at daily record low levels (since 1978-79) on 51 days so far this season, and on every day but two since February 1. Given the current ice extent is more than 300,000 km² below the previous record lowest, the run will continue. Data from NSIDC. #Arctic #SeaIce @Climatologist49 @ZLabe

"We show that there has been a structural change in the sea ice system, manifested by increased persistence in the sea-ice extent anomalies and a strongly reduced tendency to return to the mean state."

https://phys.org/news/2025-03-antarctica-sea-ice.html