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Sea Ice Extent

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Mean extent of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice between 1981 and 2010

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A world map shows the sea ice extent at the beginning of 2022, with the highest coverage in the Arctic region around Canada, Greenland, and Russia, and some presence in the Antarctic region. These regions are highlighted in light blue.

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Sea Ice Extent

Mean Sea-Surface Temperature

Areas at Risk of Soil Degradation

Sea Ice Extent

-2.0 to 0.0

0.0 to 1.9

2.0 to 3.9

4.0 to 5.9

6.0 to 7.9

8.0 to 9.9

10.0 to 11.9

12.0 to 13.9

14.0 to 15.9

18.0 to 19.9

20.0 to 21.9

22.0 to 23.9

24.0 to 25.9

26.0 to 27.9

28.0 to 29.9

Areas of serious concern

Areas of some concern

Stable terrain

Nonvegetated land

Alaska
0.243%0.756%0.368%0.154%
Arizona
30.7%40.9%28.4%
Utah
13.6%86.4%
Yukon
100%
Northwest Territories
0.540%3.06%
District of Columbia
100%
Florida
0.797%0.110%0.317%0.665%99.0%
Idaho
12.7%87.3%
New Hampshire
100%
Rhode Island
4.89%95.0%
Vermont
2.39%97.6%
Washington
0.825%12.5%11.9%5.51%
Wyoming
3.04%97.0%
Nunavut
0.158%2.12%0.587%
Montana
5.14%83.8%
Maine
0.534%0.171%80.4%
North Dakota
92.0%8.03%
Kentucky
1.37%98.6%
Nova Scotia
1.84%0.489%0.275%0.472%18.4%
Virginia
0.725%25.7%74.1%
Delaware
1.06%99.3%
Prince Edward Island
1.54%5.18%96.6%
Saskatchewan
11.6%38.7%49.7%
Mississippi
18.4%64.8%16.8%
West Virginia
26.7%73.3%
Nebraska
94.5%5.51%
Texas
0.214%13.8%77.2%8.74%
Missouri
53.7%46.3%
Louisiana
1.00%0.161%18.9%29.5%
Hawaii
10.0%0.778%4.46%1.16%
North Carolina
0.239%0.183%0.286%99.4%
Oregon
0.146%13.9%59.9%
New Brunswick
0.647%0.219%35.3%63.9%
Alabama
0.114%73.2%26.7%
New Mexico
5.86%92.2%1.91%
Kansas
64.1%35.9%
Wisconsin
0.545%41.4%38.2%20.4%
British Columbia
1.06%3.99%0.242%
Newfoundland and Labrador
0.162%1.04%0.607%24.7%
New Jersey
0.163%1.14%99.1%
South Carolina
90.8%9.02%
Michigan
1.89%70.3%29.6%
Alberta
3.89%14.0%65.8%
Connecticut
0.194%1.86%98.1%
Pennsylvania
12.1%87.9%
Colorado
35.4%64.6%
Nevada
54.5%39.8%0.655%
Massachusetts
1.32%2.66%0.220%0.575%
Georgia
0.230%64.0%35.9%
New York
0.265%0.344%2.49%25.0%
Maryland
2.09%23.5%74.6%
Québec
0.165%0.218%94.2%
Manitoba
5.67%12.3%81.9%
Oklahoma
31.0%69.0%
Tennessee
4.84%95.2%
Ontario
0.375%8.22%91.7%
California
0.120%0.206%10.6%60.7%22.9%5.57%
Arkansas
31.1%68.9%
South Dakota
56.9%43.1%
Ohio
100%
Indiana
2.05%97.9%
Minnesota
26.5%61.6%11.9%
Iowa
99.1%0.440%
Illinois
96.6%3.35%
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