Arctic sea ice reaches smallest extent in 46 years after unprecedented melting


TOKYO (Bernama-QNA): The extent of polar ice in the Arctic Ocean shrank in the winter of 2025 to its smallest extent since measurements began in 1979.

According to the Qatar News Agency on Monday, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) announced that the maximum extent of the Arctic Ocean's ice cover was the smallest in 2025 in over four decades, renewing the record eight years ago.

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