This color-coded map shows temperature anomalies for the United States, Canada, eastern Siberia, and Greenland for January 9 to 16, 2011.
Published Jan 26, 2011
This map of the land surface temperature shows that the first week of December was exceptionally cold in northern Europe and the eastern United States.
Published Dec 17, 2010
In March 2013, the same meteorological phenomenon brought warm weather to the Arctic and cool air spilling into the North America, Europe, and Asia.
Published Apr 3, 2013
It was cold across the eastern part of North America, but the opposite was true in other parts of the world.
Published Dec 6, 2018
Acquired January 7, 2010, this image shows snow blanketing England, from the east to west coast. The cities of Manchester, Birmingham, and London appear as ghostly gray shapes on the icy surface.
Published Jan 8, 2010Image of the Day Land Severe Storms Human Presence Snow and Ice
This image shows average Arctic sea ice concentration for January 2011, the lowest January extent in the satellite record.
Published Feb 8, 2011
A new report summarizes Arctic environmental conditions in 2013, including sea surface temperatures.
Published Dec 13, 2013
Operation IceBridge, an aerial ice surveying mission, has plenty of area to cover.
Published May 9, 2014
The culprit is a familiar one: the polar vortex.
Published Jan 29, 2019
Is climate change affecting Arctic cyclones?
Published Aug 10, 2012
People in eastern North America shivered through February 2015, while those in the western part of the continent experienced unusually warm weather.
Published Mar 10, 2015
In December 2013, the same kink in the jet stream brought frigid cold to the continental U.S. and record heat to Alaska.
Published Dec 14, 2013
The Arctic Oscillation, La Niña, and North Atlantic Oscillation combine to steer winter's cold, snowy weather away from the United States.
Published Feb 8, 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
Temperatures are warming faster in the Arctic than anywhere else in the world. Here’s why.
Published May 26, 2013
