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Space

Arctic ice's 2026 low: 4.60 M km², 11th lowest in 48 years

Stack the minimum for every year since 1979 and 2026 sits in a crowded pack of recent lows, well above the 2012 record.

4.60 million km²2026 minimum (5-day mean)Read the brief
Arctic sea ice annual minimum extent, 1979-2026million km²
02468198019902000201020204.6Annual minimum (…Record low 3.392026: 4.60 (prelim.)
02.557.51980200020204.6Annual m…Record low 3.392026: 4.60 (prelim.)
17,257Space Starlink is 64.5% of every active satellite in orbitActive payloads in orbit 54Space Nobel science winners' median age at award is 71.5, up from 54 in the 1900sMedian age, 1900s decade