Arctic Sea Ice Ties for 10th-Lowest Summer Minimum as Antarctic Ice Likely Peaks at Third-Lowest
Nature World News | 26.09.2026 04:00Arctic sea ice shrank to its smallest extent of the year on Sept. 12, covering about 1.78 million square miles (4.60 million square kilometers), NASA announced with the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) at the University of Colorado Boulder. That ties 2008, 2010 and 2025 for the 10th-lowest summer minimum since continuous satellite measurements began in late 1978.
