With the hottest year in history just behind us, it is perhaps not surprising that the world's sea ice is in dire condition. Arctic sea ice has now dipped to its second lowest extent for January ...

The Arctic's "Last Ice Area" (LIA), crucial for ice-dependent species, may vanish within a decade after the central Arctic Ocean becomes ice-free in summer, expected by mid-century.

As the planet heats up, the summer sea ice and all the superbly adapted life it supports—the bears, the seals, the walruses, the whales, the Arctic cod, the crustaceans, the ice algae—may well ...

Each decade around 13% of the ice in the Arctic Ocean is lost, but scientists are now exploring whether new technology can help refreeze the sea ice and halt its rapid decline. Such is the rate of ...

Wildfire aerosols from Canada, Alaska, and Russia, including organic carbon, are transported to the Arctic, influencing ice cloud formation at temperatures warmer than the typical −38°C.