Post by @ZLabe@fediscience.org

After a very slow start to the melt season in the Beaufort Sea, lower concentration ice gave way quickly to large departures in this region. Laptev Sea ice has also been persistent this year.

+ Concentration = fraction of sea ice
+ Another August view at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Graphic showing a polar stereographic map of August 2026 Arctic sea ice concentration anomalies with anomalies from -50% in red shading to +50% in blue shading. More areas are below normal than above normal.

Zachary Labe

Arctic: Sea-Ice Concentration/Extent

Near real-time visualizations [Arctic Climate Seasonality and Variability] [Arctic Sea-Ice Extent and Concentration] [Arctic Sea-Ice Volume and Thickness] [Arctic Temperatures] [Antarctic Sea-Ice E…

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