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

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

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 ... instead of bouncing back into space, is absorbed by the water, warming it and fueling further ice melt and global ...

The center found that the extent of Arctic sea ice was about 85,000 square miles below the previous February record low — part of a longer-term trend that stretches back nearly half a century to ...

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 ...

Global sea ice cover hit a historic low in February as the ... instead of bouncing back into space, is absorbed by the water, warming it and fueling further ice melt and global warming.

Decreased ice cover does not affect sea levels because the ice is already ... 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 ...