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Publish at June 14 2017 Updated January 15 2025

Understand how the planet is losing its sea ice in 3 minutes

An educational video from Le Monde newspaper.

One year after COP21, sea ice extent has never been so low. For the first time since systematic measurements have been taken, the total extent of sea ice has fallen: in other words, it did not replenish between the end of August and the end of November, as in previous years.

On a global scale, this represents several million km2 less sea ice. Why has the melting of the Arctic and Antarctic sea ice suddenly accelerated? The answer in pictures.

Running time: 2min49

Photo credit : Pixabay

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