Sea Ice Update 2025, Arctic Maximum + Antarctic Minimum
Narration: Walt Meier
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The Arctic maximum was
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14.33 million square kilometers.
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That is the lowest maximum
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we have in our records
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that goes back to 1979.
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The Arctic maximum
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represents the end of the winter ice growth seasons.
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So the record low maximum
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that we see there this year indicates
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a warming climate where the ice is not growing
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as much as we normally would see
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and it continues the downward trend
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in the Arctic sea ice.
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The Antarctic sea ice reached
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an annual minimum extent of
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1.98 million square kilometers.
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This was the second lowest extent
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in our satellite record.
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With the Arctic sea ice reaching its lowest maximum
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and the Antarctic reaching its second-lowest minimum,
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the global sea ice extent
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reached a record low in our satellite record.
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The Arctic and Antarctic
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both being very low for their time of year
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is yet another indication of
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the long term changes in climate that we’re seeing globally,
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but are particularly
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showing up and showing up faster and earlier
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in the polar regions.