Facts About the Arctic in May 2026
JAXA have updated their visualisations of Arctic sea ice extent data. The “traditional” 2 day average graph is now labelled “preliminary”, and currently shows 2026 in a tie with 2020 for third lowest for the date: 5 day averaged “confirmed” data is…
Facts About the Arctic in April 2026
In early April JAXA Arctic sea ice extent is 3rd lowest for the date, albeit in a “statistical tie” with last year: The Alfred Wegener Institute’s regional extent graphs reveal an intriguing divergence on the Pacific periphery, where sea ice extent…
Facts About the Arctic in November 2025
The latest Alfred Wegener Institute sea ice concentration map shows the East Siberian and Laptev Seas almost completely refrozen.