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Most of the #Arctic Ocean is covered with sea ice in February. However, the edges are observing warming at the ocean surface. Warming trends are particularly large in the North Atlantic and Davis Strait/Labrador Sea.

Data from NOAA OISSTv2.1. For more info: https://doi.org/10.25923/9z96-aq19
Polar stereographic map of sea surface temperature trends in the Arctic for each February from 1982 to 2024. There is a long-term warming at the edges of the Arctic Ocean, especially in the North Atlantic.