NASA: Perpetual Ocean
This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007.
This visualization shows ocean surface currents around the world during the period from June 2005 through December 2007.
Extent approximates the sea ice you would see from a bird's-eye view, and it has been declining at a rate of more than 14 percent per decade since satellite measurements began in 1979.