Arctic sea ice 6th lowest on record: NASA

LOS ANGELES, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent on Sept. 19, making it the sixth-lowest year in the satellite record, according to the latest data NASA released on Monday.

Meanwhile, Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record on Sept. 10 at a time when the ice cover should have been growing at a much faster pace during the darkest and coldest months, according to NASA.