Antarctic Sea Ice Minimum 2024

Antarctic sea ice minimum extent for the year was recorded on 20 February 2024, with a sea ice area of million square kilometres (768,000 square miles), tying for second lowest minimum with 2022 in the 46-year satellite record. Credits: NASA Scientific Visualization Studio/AMSR2 data courtesy of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Blue Marble data courtesy of Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC)/National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder