MODIS image of the Bering Sea, Bering Strait and southern Arctic Ocean acquired 7 May 2000. Image generated from MODIS band 2 (0.85 µm) at 250 m spatial resolution. Detailed structure and leads in the ice pack are apparent. Ice flow from the Bering Strait southward to the Bering Sea is seen in great detail.
Published Jun 15, 2000
Persistent, strong northerly winds have stretched the ice cover to its second widest extent.
Published Mar 20, 2012
Most of us prefer our winter roads free of ice, but some cloud formations depend on it.
Published Jan 12, 2012
Warm temperatures and a stormy winter caused sea ice in the Bering Sea to plunge to record lows.
Published May 3, 2018
Acquired April 11 and 24, 2012, these images show the movement of sea ice in the Bering Sea with the advance of spring.
Published May 6, 2012
As sea ice around Russia’s New Siberian Islands thins and breaks-up each summer, it takes on the appearance of stained glass.
Published Nov 23, 2018
The structure that prevents sea ice from exiting the Arctic Ocean through the Nares Strait crumbled months earlier than usual.
Published Jun 26, 2019
An arch of pack ice usually prevents Arctic sea ice from flowing down the Nares Strait. That arch broke up early this year.
Published May 20, 2017
Ice that originated in the Arctic Ocean drifts hundreds of miles south, pulled along and shaped by the East Greenland Current.
Published Jul 21, 2020
Cold winter winds helped paint a lovely scene off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.
Published Feb 26, 2018
This natural gatekeeper, which prevents sea ice from exiting the Arctic Ocean and drifting southward into Baffin Bay, was still intact in late May 2020.
Published Jun 3, 2020
A mosaic of sea ice shifted across the Bering Sea west of Alaska on February 5, 2008.
Published Feb 14, 2008
Cool air blowing southward across the sea ice and over the comparatively warmer open water produced long, parallel bands of cumulus clouds.
Published Mar 30, 2018
The Sea of Okhotsk is a winter ice factory and a year-round cloud factory.
Published Jan 3, 2018
Nature can generate some perplexing patterns, such as this isolated, snake-like patch of sea ice.
Published Apr 15, 2018
The seasonal freeze-up in the Arctic Ocean and neighboring seas has been very slow, setting both daily and monthly record lows.
Published Dec 6, 2016
Summer is a dynamic time for ice in Arctic waters—melting, drifting, and even forming occasionally.
Published Aug 2, 2015
Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.
Published May 18, 2019
The 2014 arctic sea ice minimum is the sixth lowest on record, while antarctic sea ice continues to exceed the record maximum extent.
Published Sep 24, 2014
Thin sea ice swirled along the east coast of Greenland in October 2012, against a backdrop of overall thinning sea ice.
Published Oct 27, 2012
Acquired August 17, 2010, this natural-color image shows a mostly clear McClure Strait, except for some sea ice west of Prince Patrick Island.
Published Aug 18, 2010
Arctic sea ice has been retreating the fastest in the Beaufort Sea.
Published Oct 18, 2017
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
