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Meltwater Ponds on the Amery Ice Shelf
2025.01.21
Blue puddles of water were visible atop this East Antarctic ice shelf after periods of record melting.
Annual Science Conference to Highlight NASA Research
2024.12.06
NASA researchers will present findings on Earth science, planetary science, and heliophysics at the upcoming American Geophysical Union (AGU) 2024 annual meeting in Washington, DC, beginning on Monday, Dec. 9.
Antarctic Icebergs Show Their Colorful Undersides
2024.11.16
The blue underbellies of icebergs were spotted floating near the Amery Ice Shelf.
Streaming Snow and “Sea Smoke”
2024.10.28
Visible atmospheric phenomena revealed springtime winds roaring over Antarctica’s Pine Island Glacier.
Today’s Glacial Retreat is a Recent Phenomenon
2024.10.24
Alpine glaciers around the world were advancing as recently as 1990. Now they’re melting fast.
NASA Goddard Hosts Former VP Al Gore to Mark 10 Years of DSCOVR Mission
2024.10.17
Environmentalist and former Vice President Al Gore visited NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, on Oct. 16, 2024, to commemorate the upcoming 10th anniversary of the DSCOVR (Deep Space Climate Observatory) mission.
Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice Approached Historic Lows
2024.10.17
Sea ice in the Arctic continued a decades-long downward trend in its minimum summer extent, while sea ice around Antarctica saw meager winter growth in 2024.
Arctic Sea Ice Near Historic Low; Antarctic Ice Continues Decline
2024.09.24
Arctic sea ice retreated to near-historic lows in the Northern Hemisphere this summer, likely melting to its minimum extent for the year on Sept.11, 2024, according to researchers at NASA and the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). The decline continues the decades-long trend of shrinking and thinning ice cover in the Arctic Ocean.
ICESat-2 Hosts Third Applications Workshop
2024.09.17
The ICESat-2 Applications Team hosted its third Applications workshop June 3–4, 2024 at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) in a hybrid environment. A total of 113 participants registered for the workshop, representing multiple government agencies, including NASA Centers, non-profit organizations, and academic organizations.
A Winter Wanderer in the Weddell Sea
2024.09.16
Under the cloak of darkness, Iceberg A-83 wiggled away from glue-like sea ice and drifted farther from the Brunt Ice Shelf—but not without sustaining some damage.
Alaska’s Iconic Columbia Glacier Still Retreats
2024.09.10
The glacier’s Main Branch pulled away from a stabilizing rocky outcrop, while melting along the West Branch exposed “new gravelly real estate.”
Childhood Snow Days Transformed Linette Boisvert into a Sea Ice Scientist
2024.09.10
Linette Boisvert turned a childhood love of snow into a career as a sea ice scientist studying climate change.
ARCSIX Analyzes Arctic Sea Ice Loss
2024.08.26
In summer 2024, NASA scientists went to northern Greenland to study how clouds and atmospheric particles may be contributing to the ongoing loss of multiyear sea ice.
Svalbard Melts
2024.08.15
High summer temperatures caused record melting of the Norwegian archipelago’s glaciers.
Sea Ice Chokes the Northwest Passage
2024.08.08
Despite overall declines in the thickness and extent of Arctic sea ice, shipping routes along the northern coast of North America have become less navigable in recent years
A Split Spring for Hudson Bay Sea Ice
2024.07.29
The eastern part of the bay has had open water since May.
NASA Returns to Arctic Studying Summer Sea Ice Melt
2024.07.26
What happens in the Arctic doesn’t stay in the Arctic, and a new NASA mission is helping improve data modeling and increasing our understanding of Earth's rapidly changing climate. Changing ice, ocean, and atmospheric conditions in the northernmost part of Earth have a large impact on the entire planet. That’s because the Arctic region acts ...
El Niño Exits
2024.07.15
The natural climate phenomenon contributed to upheavals in temperature and rainfall patterns across the globe.
Groundwater Declines in the U.S. Southwest
2024.06.25
Record snowfall has not been enough to offset groundwater losses amid long-term drying and a heightened demand for the resource.
NASA Satellites Find Snow Didn’t Offset Southwest US Groundwater Loss
2024.06.17
Record snowfall in recent years has not been enough to offset long-term drying conditions and increasing groundwater demands in the U.S. Southwest, according to a new analysis of NASA satellite data.
Sea Ice Takes a Spin Down the Coast
2024.06.12
Ice fragments from Greenland and the Arctic form elaborate swirls as they are swept south.
Humboldt Glacier’s Demise
2024.06.07
Venezuela is the first postglacial nation in the Andes, as its last substantial patch of ice is now considered too small to flow under its own weight.
NASA Mission Flies Over Arctic to Study Sea Ice Melt Causes
2024.05.31
To explore factors contributing to sea ice melt, NASA is flying two aircraft equipped with scientific instruments over the Arctic Ocean north of Greenland this summer
Antarctic Ice Shelf Spawns Iceberg A-83
2024.05.24
The Brunt Ice Shelf lost a large wedge of floating ice, the third sizeable iceberg to calve from the shelf in recent years.
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