ScienceAntarctic Sea Ice Extent Hits New Record Friday 25th July 2014 | sunshine hoursShare: Share by email Share on Twitter Share on Facebook Copy link to clipboard Copied URL to clipboard Antarctic Sea Ice Extent is 1,131,000 sq km above the 1981-2010 mean. That obliterates the previous daily record by 500,000 sq km. And is also the 127th daily record for the year.Full post