{"id":3760,"date":"2026-03-09T00:03:42","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T22:03:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-march-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-03-21T22:06:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T20:06:15","slug":"facts-about-the-arctic-in-march-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcticwatch.info\/index.php\/2026\/03\/09\/facts-about-the-arctic-in-march-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Facts About the Arctic in March 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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JAXA Arctic sea ice extent<\/a>\u00a0has just reached a new high for the year. At 13.76 million km\u00b2 extent is currently 4th lowest for the date, just below last year\u2019s maximum of 13.78 million km\u00b2:<\/p>\n

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At the end of February PIOMAS Arctic sea ice volume<\/a> was 2nd lowest for the date at 17.54 km\u00b3:<\/p>\n

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Here is the associated sea ice thickness map:<\/p>\n

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For comparison purposes, here is the Alfred Wegener Institute\u2019s\u00a0CryoSat-2\/Sentinel 3\/SMOS Arctic sea ice thickness\u00a0<\/a>map at the end of February:<\/p>\n

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and the associated volume graph:<\/p>\n

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Watch this space!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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