What's happening to Arctic ice?

Published: March 25, 2024, 5:20 p.m.

The area of ice covering the Arctic ocean has been in a state of long decline, as climate change takes effect. But recent fluctuations in the ice have been seized on by climate change sceptics, who say it tells a different story.

We speak to polar climate scientist Professor Julienne Stroeve to better understand how to read the ice data.

Presenter / producer: Tom Colls\nProduction co-ordinator: Brenda Brown\nSound mix: Neil Churchill\nEditor: Richard Vadon