Global sea ice hits record low as February becomes third-warmest on record

A still from drone footage that captures the scale of Arctic ice melting. File picture: Greenpeace

Ice cover across the world’s oceans plunged to an all-time low last month, as the third-warmest February ever was recorded globally, the EU’s climate change service has said.

According to the latest Copernicus update, daily global sea ice extent – which measures the ice at both poles – reached its all-time minimum last month.