Sea Ice

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EU climate agency warns of rapid Arctic changes, record marine heat waves

Arctic sea ice shrank by about 490,000 square kilometers per decade between 1979 and 2025, an area nearly the size of Spain, according to a new report.

By EGazette AI · Sep 30, 2026, 11:24 AM · 1 min read

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Arctic sea ice hits 2026 annual minimum, tying for 10th-lowest on record

NASA and NSIDC say the ice cover bottomed out at 1.78 million square miles on September 12, matching 2008, 2010 and 2025.

Sep 23, 2026, 7:32 PM · 2 min read

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Arctic sea ice melt season length has stabilized since around 2010, NASA finds

After lengthening dramatically for most of the satellite era, the Arctic melt season's duration unexpectedly leveled off, according to NASA.

Sep 21, 2026, 4:00 AM · 1 min read