Arctic sea ice among lowest on record: AFP review of US dataThe Arctic is warming faster than the rest of the planetPARIS (FRANCE) - Arctic sea ice is headed for one of its smallest winter peaks on record, an AFP review of US data showed Wednesday, as climate change shrinks the region's frozen cover and heightens geopolitical tensions. "But so far, it is looking like it could be a very significant extent, perhaps one of, if not the lowest, in the record," McAfee told AFP. - Faster warming -The last three years have been the hottest globally on record, as rising greenhouse gas emissions drive global warming. "Given that the Arctic is warming at 3-4 times the global average rate, we are likely to continue to observe continued Arctic warming, loss of multi-year ice," Burgess told AFP. "But Arctic warming, driven by fossil fuels, puts us all in peril," said Wolf.

Source: Bangkok Post March 11, 2026 22:41 UTC