Arctic sea ice reached its lowest monthly extent for January, at 6% below average. Antarctic sea ice extent was 5% below average and thus relatively close to average compared to other recent years.

Dive into analysis of the #C3S Climate Bulletins: bit.ly/4aQUPM2

Declining Antarctic sea ice cover is generating unprecedented ocean heat loss to the atmosphere and more storms, according to a new study led by NOC. 🧊

Find out how the study provides the first clear picture of the impacts of the disappearing sea ice ➡️ noc.ac.uk/news/declini...

#Antarctic sea ice has been declining unusually fast for the last week or so. Some of this is due to lower concentration ice melting out from last month.

Data from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/data/g02202/... with the anomalies using a 1981-2010 reference period.