Large sea-ice concentration departures continued in the Bellingshausen Sea region in May 2026, but overall there is quite a bit of variability in the spatial pattern of ice anomalies this freeze season in the #Antarctic.

More visuals of sea ice: https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Midnight sun during the #Arctic spring.

Animation looks downward at the North Pole over a 24-hour period. More seasonal animations: https://zacklabe.com/arctic-climate-seasonality-and-variability/

Happy June! Here's a look at how temperatures have changed during the month over the last 50 years. Some of the fastest warming rates have been across Europe, the Middle East, and Siberia.

Data from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/products/land-based-station/noaa-global-temp

Temperature anomalies averaged over the last month (left), 3 months (center), and 12 months (right) across the Southern Hemisphere...

Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5 reanalysis.

Finally updated the data source behind my global mean sea level graph so it refreshes more frequently.... yes, it is accelerating.

Graphic updated regularly at https://zacklabe.com/climate-change-indicators/

We are about midway through the freeze season in the #Antarctic, which has been fairly uneventful as a whole. Current ice extent is below average, but well above the record low for the date.

More charts at https://zacklabe.com/antarctic-sea-ice-extentconcentration/

Do you see what's happening to the volume of #Arctic sea ice?

More graphics at https://zacklabe.com/arctic-sea-ice-figures/