This summer will see record low Arctic ice and Russia has stolen a march on militarizing the strategic region.

One of the ocean currents in the Arctic Ocean is at risk of disappearing this century because of climate change, according to ...

A dramatic collapse in Antarctica’s summer sea ice has stunned scientists, with coverage plunging to 30% below the historical ...

Sea ice plays many important roles for the global climate: Its white surface can reflect energy back into space, helping the ...

Antarctica’s summer sea ice has dropped to one of its lowest extents ever recorded, shrinking to levels 30% below the ...

A regime shift for Antarctic sea ice? Arctic sea ice has long been in decline. Both the area of ice coverage and its ...

When volcanic eruptions make headlines, the images often depict fiery lava and towering ash clouds. But beneath Antarctica’s ...

To make matters worse, NASA scientists also discovered that, this year, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 million square kilometers) as of March 1, tying for "the ...

Arctic sea ice hit a historic low this winter, shrinking to the smallest extent ever recorded at its seasonal peak. NASA and the NSIDC revealed that warmer air, ocean temperatures, and persistent wind ...

The extent of sea ice blanketing the Arctic this winter fell to the lowest level on record, researchers announced this week, an ominous signal about the effects of climate change in the world’s ...

Sea ice extent is at record, and near record, lows for this time of year in both polar regions, leaving the planet ...

The Arctic reaches its maximum sea ice in March each year and then starts a six-month melt season. The National Snow and Ice ...