Arctic: Although there was sunrise at the North Pole on March 20th and polar day since then the picture on the right shows probably the 2014 maximum of sea ice. The snow line has moved to the north considerably in Asia and North America. Antarctca: There was sunset at the South Pole, the polar night began. Around Antarcica the sea ice has already been growing, so the minimum was some time in March. Pictures with the friendly permission of the Polar Research Group > Department of Atmospheric Sciences > University of Illinois; arctic.atmos.uiuc.edu