Acquired July 25, 2010, this natural-color image shows the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in northern Alaska.
Published Dec 5, 2010
Sea-level rise and invasive rodents have jeopardized the health of the marsh on Maryland’s Eastern Shore.
Published Oct 1, 2012
As Arctic sea ice extent shrinks each year, ships are cruising farther north.
Published Apr 12, 2018Image of the Day Water Human Presence Snow and Ice Remote Sensing
In the Arctic, sea ice extent fluctuates with the seasons. It reaches its peak extent in March, near the end of Northern Hemisphere winter, and its minimum extent in September, at the end of the summer thaw. In September 2007, Arctic sea ice extent was the smallest area on record since satellites began collecting measurements about 30 years ago.
Published Mar 25, 2008
Melt ponds cover the surface of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean off of Alaska.
Published Jul 14, 2011
Taken from a low-flying airplane on March 26, 2011, these detailed photos of Arctic sea ice show the richly varied texture in the ice floe.
Published Apr 1, 2011
A new NASA analysis has quantified for the first time the amount of “multi-year” ice that is being lost from the Arctic Ocean due to melting as opposed to export.
Published Nov 10, 2010
This pair of maps shows how the sea ice covering the Arctic at winter maximum in 2009 is younger than it was in the past.
Published Apr 10, 2009
Arctic sea ice has been retreating the fastest in the Beaufort Sea.
Published Oct 18, 2017
The amount of Arctic Ocean covered by ice was significantly more than the record low of 2012, but still well below the long-term average.
Published Sep 21, 2013
The ice cap tied for the sixth lowest extent on record, continuing a long-term decline.
Published Sep 28, 2018Image of the Day Water Snow and Ice Remote Sensing Sea and Lake Ice
While pack ice gets jostled by winds and currents in the open ocean, fast ice usually clings to land masses in shallow areas.
Published May 21, 2013
