A new study has found that the recent slowdown in Arctic winter sea ice loss is over. Ice cover fell to record lows in the winters of 2025 and 2026, after the steepest one-year drop ever measured.
The result changes how scientists read the past two decades of polar data. Winter ice separates a comparatively warm ocean from far colder air. As it shrinks, more heat and moisture reach the atmosphere, changing pressure patterns and storms far to the south.
A pause that did not hold
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