On September 5, 2026, Antarctic sea ice area was 1.27 million km² lower than 1981-2010, the lowest on record for that day and a deviation of -3.39σ. The year 2026 is highlighted in black, the year 2023 in blue and the years 2016, 2024 and 2025 in purple. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

ECMWF El Niño forecast plumes in three regions dated September 1, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

Earth's Energy Imbalance keeps increasing, as illustrated by the image by Leon Simons. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

Sea surface temperatures were 13°C or 23.3°F higher than 1981-2011 on Sep 4, 2026, in the Gulf of Ob (circle). The cold area previously visible south of Greenland got overwhelmed by ocean heat, as El Niño gains strength and Earth's Energy Imbalance increases. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

The image shows Arctic sea ice concentration (left), and sea surface temperature anomalies (right) on September 3, 2026, with a 0.6°C higher temperature than 1981-2011 highlighted at the green circle near the North Pole. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

Distortion of the Jet Stream can cause extreme weather events to become more extreme. This can cause more snow to fall over the Arctic Ocean, which can thicken the sea ice or contribute to more freshwater at the surface. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

There still is a lot of relatively thick sea ice present North of Greenland and the Canadian Arctic Archipelago. The image (adapted from the University of Bremen) shows Arctic sea ice thickness on September 3, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

Arctic sea ice volume is currently not the lowest for the time of year. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

Water is visible near the North Pole, as illustrated by the satellite image, dated September 4, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/09/wate...

The image shows a record high temperature in the Tropics for the time of year. The image shows temperatures in the Tropics through August 28, 2026, when the temperature was 26.17°C or 79.11°F, an anomaly of +1.25°C versus 1979-2000. arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/antarctica...

The image shows Arctic sea ice concentration on September 2, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and Climate Reanalyzer (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Under the CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 scenario, a radiative forcing of 8.5 W/m² is projected to occur globally by 2100. This would come with temperature anomalies as illustrated by the image, which shows anomalies of 20°C to 25°C over most of the Arctic Ocean. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Forecast for December 2026 of temperature anomalies under a CMIP6 SSP5-8.5 scenario. The image shows anomalies of 10°C to 15°C over parts of the Arctic Ocean. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Arctic sea ice concentration on September 1, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and Climate Reanalyzer (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Antarctic sea ice is also in a bad shape. The image shows Antarctic sea ice concentration on August 31, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and NSIDC (right), with the orange line showing the median ice edge 1981-2010 for this day. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Water is visible near the North Pole on August 31, 2026 (Arctic sea ice concentration by the University of Bremen, left). Arctic sea ice concentration by NSDIC is shown on the right, with the orange line showing the median ice edge 1981-2010 for this day. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

The image shows a sea surface temperature forecast for January 2027, indicating that there will be dramatic Antarctic sea ice loss. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Water is visible near the North Pole on August 30, 2026. Arctic sea ice concentration by the University of Bremen is on the left, and Arctic sea ice concentration by NSDIC is on the right. The orange line shows the median ice edge 1981-2010 for this day. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

The satellite image, from NASA Worldview, shows water less than 60 km or 37.28 miles from the North Pole on August 29, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

The temperature difference between the Equator and the South Pole can be very large, strengthening the Jet Stream. On August 24, 2026, at the green circle, the wind at 250 hPa reached a speed of 351 km/h, while Instantaneous Wind Power Density is 178.9 kW/m². arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/antarctica...

In winter in the Southern Hemisphere, the temperature can be -70°C or even lower near the South Pole and over East Antarctica. arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/antarctica...

The image shows record high temperatures in the Tropics for the time of year. The image shows temperatures in the Tropics through August 23, 2026, when the temperature was 26.08°C or 78.94°F, an anomaly of +1.19°C versus 1979-2000. arctic-news.blogspot.com/p/antarctica...

Antarctic sea ice is also in a bad shape. The image shows Antarctic sea ice concentration on August 28, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and NSIDC (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Arctic sea ice is in a bad shape. The image shows Arctic sea ice concentration on August 28, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and NSIDC (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

A surface temperature of 5.1°C or 41.2°F was recorded on Greenland on August 28, 2026 (circle). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Sea surface temperature anomalies in the Arctic Ocean on August 27, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Water is showing up near the North Pole. The satellite image, from NASA Worldview, shows sea ice decline near the North Pole (a distance of 260 km or 161.6 mile is measured) on August 28, 2026. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Antarctic sea ice is in a bad shape. The image shows Antarctic sea ice concentration on August 27, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and NSIDC (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

Arctic sea ice is in a bad shape. The image shows Arctic sea ice concentration on August 27, 2026, by the University of Bremen (left) and NSIDC (right). arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...

The global surface air temperature was 16.96°C or 62.53°F on August 26, 2026, 1°C or 1.8°F higher than 1991-2020 and the highest anomaly on record for the time of year. The map shows the August 26, 2026, global surface air temperature anomaly vs 1991-2020. arctic-news.blogspot.com/2026/08/reco...