Arctic sea ice 2019 wintertime extent is seventh lowest
Wednesday, March 20, 2019 - 13:20
in Earth & Climate
Sea ice in the Arctic appears to have hit its annual maximum extent after growing through the fall and winter. The 2019 wintertime extent reached on March 13 ties with 2007's as the 7th smallest extent of winter sea ice in the satellite record, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA.