"In 2025, summer ice in the Antarctic retreated to 764,000 square miles (1.98 m sq km) on March 1, tying for the second lowest minimum extent ever recorded. That’s 30% below the 1.10 m sq mi (2.84 m sq km) that was typical in the Antarctic prior to 2010."
Winter sea ice cover in the Arctic was the lowest it's ever been at its annual peak on March 22, 2025, according to NASA and the National Sn
















