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#Antarctic sea ice is nearing its annual maximum extent (austral winter). This year will not be setting any new records, though there are plenty of regional extremes as shown in August's anomaly pattern.

+ Concentration means the fraction of ice in an area
+ Graphic from https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

In August 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.2% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 12th lowest monthly mean, with 9.1% less extent than normal (-617,526km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 6.5% less exent than normal (1,178,424km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

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#NoGenAi #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #CamelCase #Photography #Animal #TravelPhotography #Animals #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Antarctic #Antarctica #Remote #Isolated #Snow #Ice #Sea #Water #Ocean #Whale #Wal #Wale #Baleines #Baleine #HumpbackWhale #HumpbackWhales #Cetacean #Cetacea #PhotoSuggestion

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#NoGenAi #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #CamelCase #Photography #Animal #TravelPhotography #Animals #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Antarctic #Antarctica #Remote #Isolated #Snow #Ice #Sea #Water #Ocean #Whale #Wal #Wale #Baleines #Baleine #HumpbackWhale #HumpbackWhales #Cetacean #Cetacea #PhotoSuggestion

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#NoGenAi #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #CamelCase #Photography #Animal #TravelPhotography #Animals #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Antarctic #Antarctica #Remote #Isolated #Snow #Ice #Sea #Water #Ocean #Whale #Wal #Wale #Baleines #Baleine #HumpbackWhale #HumpbackWhales #Cetacean #Cetacea #PhotoSuggestion

3-Sep-2026
Less #UVlight may mean less carbon storage in Antarctic tundra

The #Antarctic ozone layer is recovering, a major environmental success following the #MontrealProtocol. As the #ozone layer heals, less #ultraviolet radiation reaches the Antarctic surface—a change usually viewed as beneficial for living organisms.
But a new field study suggests that the ecological story may be more complicated.

https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1142536

#science #environment #ecology

"The Arctic Institute's 2026 Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response Series: A Conclusion"
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/the-arctic-institutes-2026-polar-disaster-risk-reduction-response-series-a-conclusion
 
#DRR #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (so we avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #Arctic #PolarRisk #PolarDRR #Antarctica #Antarctic #polar #SendaiFramework #Switch2Sendai #SFDRR #DisasterRisk #DisasterRiskReduction #disaster #disasters

'Spaßige Tiere' #FotoVorschlag
'Funny Animals' #PhotoSuggestion

Stop - Thief !

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#NoGenAi #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #CamelCase #Photography #Travel #Animal #TravelPhotography #Animals #Bird #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #Birds #Vogel #Oiseau #Oiseaux #WildlifePhotography #NaturePhotography #Birding #Vogels #BirdPhotography #Nature #Wildlife #Penguin #Penguins #Gentoo #GentooPenguin #GentooPenguins #Antarctic #Antarctica #Remote #Isolated #Rock #Rocks #Snow #Ice

In July 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.8% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 6th lowest monthly mean, with 9.6% less extent than normal (-878,322 km²)
- #Antarctic, 5th lowest monthly mean, with 6.4% less exent than normal (-1,044,619km²)
for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index
#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

How #Tropical #Trees Became #Chemists in a #Battle for #Survival : Medium

#Continental breakup–driven uplift instigated East #Antarctic #IceSheet formation : Science

#Ocean #Floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing #Lava : Nature

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

How #Tropical #Trees Became #Chemists in a #Battle for #Survival : Medium

#Continental breakup–driven uplift instigated East #Antarctic #IceSheet formation : Science

#Ocean #Floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing #Lava : Nature

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

How #Tropical #Trees Became #Chemists in a #Battle for #Survival : Medium

#Continental breakup–driven uplift instigated East #Antarctic #IceSheet formation : Science

#Ocean #Floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing #Lava : Nature

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

How #Tropical #Trees Became #Chemists in a #Battle for #Survival : Medium

#Continental breakup–driven uplift instigated East #Antarctic #IceSheet formation : Science

#Ocean #Floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing #Lava : Nature

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

How #Tropical #Trees Became #Chemists in a #Battle for #Survival : Medium

#Continental breakup–driven uplift instigated East #Antarctic #IceSheet formation : Science

#Ocean #Floor witnessed splitting apart for the first time — releasing #Lava : Nature

Latest #KnowledgeLinks

https://knowledgezone.co.in/resources/bookmarks

#Wlidlife #Nature

The Least Fragrant Assignment In Chilean Academia (Paradise Bay)..

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonz%C3%A1lez_Videla_Antarctic_Base

#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #CamelCase #Antarctic #Antarctica #Science #Ice #Snow #Water #Sea #Ocean #Research #Chile #Penguin #Penguins #Chilean #Icebergs #Glacier #Glaciers #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #Bird #Birds #Birding #Birdphotography #Vogel #Oiseau #Oiseaux #Ave #Aves

In June 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.1% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (november 1978):
- #Arctic, 6th lowest monthly mean, with -5.0% less extent than normal (-567,575 km²)
- #Antarctic, 6th lowest monthly mean, with -8.3% less exent than normal (-1,141,933 km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday

The Least Fragrant Assignment In Chilean Academia (Paradise Bay)

Or

An Image To Chill To

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonz%C3%A1lez_Videla_Antarctic_Base

#AltText #NoAI #No2AI #Photo #Photography #Travel #TravelPhotography #PhotoOfTheDay #POTD #CamelCase #Antarctic #Antarctica #Wildlife #Nature #Science #Ice #Snow #Water #Sea #Ocean #Research #Chile #Penguin #Penguins #Chilean #Icebergs #Glacier #Glaciers

In May 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 6.9% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 4.4% less extent than normal (-575,397km²)
- #Antarctic, 7th lowest monthly mean, with 8.7% less extent than normal (-923,279km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

"Polar Disaster Risk Reduction and Response".
https://www.thearcticinstitute.org/the-arctic-institutes-2026-polar-disaster-risk-reduction-response-series-an-introduction
Edited with Jeevan Toor for The Arctic Institute. The introduction is available and the articles will appear over the next month.
 
#Antarctic #Antarctica #Arctic #PolarScience #PolarResearch #polar #OpenAccess #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement #disaster #disasters
 

In April 2026, the Sea-Ice global extent was 6.7% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #arctic 2rd lowest monthly mean, with 4.8% less extent than normal (-692,385km²)
- #antarctic 11th lowest monthly mean, with 9.7% less extent than normal (-704,134km²)

For more, check the latest version of our Sea Ice Index, operational since yesterday (04/05/2026) on https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In March 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 6.8% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 1st lowest monthly mean, with 5.7% less extent than normal (-856,735km²)
- #Antarctic, 14th lowest monthly mean, with -10.1%> less exent than normal(-441,262km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In february 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 4.5% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 3rd lowest monthly mean, with 4.8% less extent than normal (-712,597km²)
- #Antarctic, 26th lowest monthly mean, with 3.1% less extent than normal (-105,212km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index
#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In January 2026, the #SeaIce global extent was 6.7% below/over 1991-2020 mean. Since the begining of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 3rd lowest monthly mean, with 5.5% less extent than normal (-769,999km²)
- #Antarctic, 18th lowest monthly mean, with 8.3% less exent than normal (-451,325km²)

for more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In November 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 8.7% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 2nd lowest monthly mean, with 11.7% less extent than normal (-1,198,440km²)
- #Antarctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 7.3% less extent than normal (-1,188,737 km²)
more: https://osi-saf.eumetsat.int/sea-ice-index
#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

Graham Land, Antarctica

#Antarctic #Cryosphere #MarineEnvironment

▶️ 1 new picture from Copernicus https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Graham_Land%2C_Antarctica_%28Copernicus_2025-12-08%29.png

Antarctic Meltwater Alters Future Projections Of Climate And Sea Level
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-64438-3 <-- shared paper
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https://doi.org/10.7275/6t64-wy56 <-- shared link to scripts for running the models and creating the figures in this data repository
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #model #modeling #sealevel #sealevelerise #meltwater #Antarctic #projection #forecast #global #climatechange #icesheet #massloss #refinement #meansealevel #SouthernOcean #fluvial #pluvia; #precipitation #overturningcirculation #heattransport #temperature #Pacific #Atlantic #ocean #marine #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal

"Antarctic Disasters - And Avoiding Them"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OL3u5rsYO5c
Presentation at the 2025 Conference of SCAR SC-HASS (Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Standing Committee on the Humanities and Social Sciences)
 
#Antarctic #Antarctica #PolarResearch #DisastersAvoided #DisastersAreNotNatural #NoNaturalDisasters (avoid the phrases #NaturalDisaster #NaturalDisasters) #DRR #DisasterRiskReduction #DisasterRisk #RiskReduction #DisasterRiskManagement

In August 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 8.4% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (November 1978):
- #Arctic, 8th lowest monthly mean, with 12,2% less extent than normal (-823 904km²)
- #Antarctic, 3rd lowest monthly mean, with 6.9% less exent than normal (-1 264 062km²)

for more: https://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p3-sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In July 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 8.9% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the beginning of records (1978):
- #Arctic, 4th lowest monthly mean, with 9.9% less extent than normal (-906.931 km²)
- #Antarctic, 3rd lowest monthly mean, with 8.3% less exent than normal (-1.363.243 km²)
For more: https://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p2-sea-ice-index
#ClimateChange #OSISAF @eumetsat

In June 2025, the #SeaIce global extent was 7.9% below 1991-2020 mean. Since the begining of record (november 1978):
- #Arctic, 2th lowest June monthly mean, with 6.4% less extent than normal (-733 404km²)
- #Antarctic, 3th lowest June monthly mean, with 9.1% less exent than normal (-1 255 507km²)

for more: https://osisaf-hl.met.no/v2p2-sea-ice-index

#ClimateChange #OSISAF

everyone ought to watch this - it's horrifying what #trawlers are doing in our oceans. #Environment #ClimateCrisis #Oceans #Fish #Arctic #Antarctic #SeaBirds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v5J7aP2FYH4

Monitoring Antarctic Krill (Euphausia Superba) Distribution In The Southern Ocean - Environmental DNA (eDNA) Adds To The Toolbox
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https://doi.org/10.3389/fmars.2025.1502498 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #spatialanalysis #krill #Euphausia #Antarctic #Antarctica #SouthernOcean #ecosystem #fishing #fishery #cost #economics #sustainability #sustainable #biomass #eDNA #DNA #remotesensing #acoustic #geostatistics #trawler #swarms #naturalresource #habitat #ice #benthic

#Bacteria found to produce #proteins that act like #antifreeze, helping marine #worms survive in polar waters
https://phys.org/news/2024-06-bacteria-proteins-antifreeze-marine-worms.html

Resistance to freezing conditions of endemic #Antarctic #polychaetes is enhanced by cryoprotective proteins produced by their #microbiome https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adk9117

"The finding showed that the worms and bacteria had formed a symbiotic relationship—the bacteria got a home in the worm and a food source, and the worms avoided freezing to death."

Close relatives of earthworms, polychaetes are some of the most common #animals on the #ocean floor, but how these species survive the low temperatures of #Antarctic waters has been a mystery.

Other Antarctic species, like icefish, make their own #antifreeze proteins, but most Antarctic organisms do not produce these proteins.

Antarctic marine worms survive with a little help from their bacterial friends.

#biology #ecology #evolution
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/bacteria-marine-worms-survive-cold

Proud supervisor moment: my former PhD student and now #DMI colleague in #PRECISE_NNF project Nicolaj Hansen presenting his #Antarctic research to the Danish Meteorological Society #DAMSdk .

(I wrote about the PRECISE project here http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/06/16/celebration-time-precise/)

Proud supervisor moment: my former PhD student and now #DMI colleague in #PRECISE_NNF project Nicolaj Hansen presenting his #Antarctic research to the Danish Meteorological Society #DAMSdk .

(I wrote about the PRECISE project here http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/06/16/celebration-time-precise/)

Proud supervisor moment: my former PhD student and now #DMI colleague in #PRECISE_NNF project Nicolaj Hansen presenting his #Antarctic research to the Danish Meteorological Society #DAMSdk .

(I wrote about the PRECISE project here http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/06/16/celebration-time-precise/)

Proud supervisor moment: my former PhD student and now #DMI colleague in #PRECISE_NNF project Nicolaj Hansen presenting his #Antarctic research to the Danish Meteorological Society #DAMSdk .

(I wrote about the PRECISE project here http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/06/16/celebration-time-precise/)

Proud supervisor moment: my former PhD student and now #DMI colleague in #PRECISE_NNF project Nicolaj Hansen presenting his #Antarctic research to the Danish Meteorological Society #DAMSdk .

(I wrote about the PRECISE project here http://sternaparadisaea.net/2023/06/16/celebration-time-precise/)

"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the continent's largest contributor to rising seas and contains enough ice to increase the global mean sea level by over 17 feet, the study explains" https://www.commondreams.org/news/west-antarctic-ice-sheet Anyone got a map of how Dublin would look with a 5 metre sea rise? #Antarctic #SeaIce #SeaRise #Dublin

The ocean sector offshore of Queen Maud Land in #Antarctic lacks about 1 million km² of sea-ice cover compared to normal conditions.

The sea-ice extent has been dropping fast the recent days...📉

Source: #OSISAF

For a week, September 12th has marked the date with the largest #Antarctic #seaice extent in 2023.
This is absolutely record-low for an Antarctic maximum extent!

This still can change and we hope it will 🤞

Source: #OSISAF Sea Ice Index v2.2

Has the #Antarctic #seaice stopped growing in extent this winter?

Source: #OSISAF

No surprise. But still crazy.

#Antarctic #SeaIce extent is low.

This graphic shows the ranking of sea-ice extent by month. Take a look at the last line (representing 2023 and updated including August).

Source: #OSISAF
👉 https://cryo.met.no/en/sea-ice-index-sh

Watching Paul Murton’s Grand Tours of Scotland’s Rivers journey through #Angus following the #SouthEsk river. It was repeated on the telly tonight, and we recorded it. And it’s on #iPlayer. https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0012cz1/grand-tours-of-scotlands-rivers-series-1-5-going-the-distance #Scotland #Countryside #Brechin #Montrose #HarleyDavidson #motorbikes #River #Rivers #Botany #Ecology #Antarctic #CaptainScott #Plague #BubonicPlague #Kayaking #MontroseBasin #AnimalStatues #DogStatues #Statues #Dogs #Bamse #Norway #WWII #WW2 #WorldWarTwo