A view of ice floes on Grandidier Channel as the floes melt due to global climate change in Antarctica on February 09, 2022
Ice floes melt due to climate change in Antarctica on February 2022.
  • Sea ice levels in Antarctica are at an all-time low, the National Snow and Ice Data Center reports.
  • A researcher from the NSIDC told the BBC these levels are "mind-blowing."
  • Levels of sea ice in the region have reached record minimums this year, like in 2017 and 2022. 

Sea-ice levels in Antarctica reached a record low in mid-September, satellite imagery from the National Snow and Ice Data Center shows.