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Weather Systems · 00:54 · 2026

Arctic sea ice minimum, 2026

Daily sea ice extent from the March maximum to the September minimum, from passive-microwave satellite data.

What to look for

The film covers the melt season only, March to September. Watch where the ice edge pulls back first, and how much ice is left at the end.

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Collection
Weather Systems
Series
A storm, start to finish
Running time
00:54
Year
2026
Source
NASA SVS, SVS 5677
Licence
Public domain (United States government work)

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