Sea ice ties record low, loses tiebreaker
What happened
Arctic sea ice reached its annual winter maximum at 5.52 million square miles, statistically tying 2025 for the lowest peak in the satellite record that began in 1979.
Why it matters
NASA and NSIDC scientists said the ice was also unusually thin in key regions; viewed alongside the long-term decline, another record-low winter maximum is a structural climate signal rather than a one-day weather oddity.
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The planet has placed the freezer on energy-saving mode.
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