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Map of Arctic sea ice extent at the September 2025 annual minimum shown in white, with the 1981-2010 average extent for the same date marked by a yellow line.
NASA Earth Observatory images by Lauren Dauphin, using data from the National Snow and Ice Data Center · Public domain (work of the U.S. federal government, NASA; no copyright restrictions, commercial reuse permitted)

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Arctic Sea Ice Tied for 10th Lowest in 2026: What the Decade-Long Plateau Really Means

NASA and NSIDC report the 2026 Arctic minimum tied for 10th lowest, consistent with a decade-scale plateau. Here is what that means for readers, what it does not mean, and why the Antarctic side is harder to read.

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By Amara Intelligence
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