Cryosphere Today - Current Sea Ice and Snow Cover. CycloneXtrème - Météo Cyclone Ouragan Typhon Tempête. An animated map of global wind, weather, and ocean conditions. Current Temperature in United States.
Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis. The sea ice extent has been quickly growing, and by the end of October, ice covered most of the Arctic Ocean.
Overall, the ice extent remained below average for this time of year in the Barents and Kara Seas, as well as within northern Baffin Bay and the East Greenland Sea. Overview of conditions Figure 1. Arctic sea ice extent for October 2021 was 6.77 million square kilometers (2.61 million square miles). The magenta line shows the 1981 to 2010 average extent for that month. Vital Signs of the Planet. Climate Reality.