The findings from Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service involve the third warmest February on record for the planet.

Global sea ice cover reached a historic low in February ... the same amount of the sun's energy that was bounced back into space is absorbed by water instead, accelerating the pace of global warming.

Combined Antarctic and Arctic sea ice cover — ocean water that freezes and floats on the ... When reflective ice gives way to dark ocean, the sun's energy, instead of bouncing back into space, is ...

Sea ice cover in both the Antarctic and Arctic remained far below average throughout February as global average temperatures ...

Combined Antarctic and Arctic sea ice cover -- ocean water that freezes and ... instead of bouncing back into space, is absorbed by the water, warming it and fueling further ice melt and global ...

Combined Antarctic and Arctic sea ice cover — ocean water that freezes ... energy from the sun that would have bounced back into space is absorbed by the water instead, raising the water ...