Earlier this month, the sea ice extent in the Arctic and around Antarctica hit a record low earlier this month. However, the scientists have stated that this is a signal of overheating world.

According to The Columbian, the floating ice extent in the Arctic Sea hits a new low for winter that is 5.57 million square miles. Scientists reported that this is about 35,000 square miles-an area about the size of Maine-below 2015's record. In last year had a shade more than 2015, but nearly a tied record.

Mark Serreze, director of the National Snow and Ice Data center in Colorado has stated that this data puts the Arctic in a "deep hole" as the crucial spring and summer melt seasons start and more regions will be ice free. The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Colorado have released the finding data on Wednesday.

According to PHYS, the sea ice is covered 16.21 million square kilometers, which is two million square kilometers less than the average global minimum extent for 1981-2010. The ice floating on top of the Arctic Ocean and surrounding sea shrinks in a seasonal cycle from mid-March until mid-September.

Researchers have reported that on February 13, the combined Arctic sea ice numbers were at their lowest point since 1979. The ice ring around the Antarctic continent behaves in a similar manner that usually reaches its maximum in September and its minimum in February.

The maximum sea ice in the Arctic's sea has dropped by an average of 2.8 percent per decade since 1979. The maximum extent is lost in the summer time that is 2.8 percent per decade since 1979. The sea ice is also thinning and becoming more vulnerable to the action of ocean waters, winds and warmer temperatures.

However, the annual sea ice in Antarctica is of 2.11 million square kilometers below the previous lowest maximum extent. The previous below maximum extent occurs in 1979.

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