Sea Ice Extent (VIDEO)

NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center

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Observations since 1978 show that ice cover has declined at both poles, leading to a downward trend in the total ice cover over the entire planet. In February 2025, global ice fell to the smallest area ever recorded.

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Mark Subbaro/NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio

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