🌿 Environment Mar 27, 2026 · Carbon Brief Staff

‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running

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‘Very alarming’ winter sees Arctic sea ice hit record-low for second year running
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Arctic sea ice has reached its peak extent for this winter, clocking in as the joint-smallest in a satellite record going back almost half a century.



Provisional data from the US National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) shows that sea ice extent peaked at 14.29m square kilometres (km2) on 15 March.



This is slightly smaller than the previous record for the annual maximum – set just last year – but it counts as a statistical tie, the NSIDC says.



The annual maximum is a key marker in a cy

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