The timing of ice breakup on Hudson Bay occurs earlier now than it did decades ago.
Published Jul 6, 2014
Sea ice can linger on Hudson Bay into the summer, but it is usually gone by mid-August.
Published Jul 30, 2018Image of the Day Water Unique Imagery Snow and Ice Sea and Lake Ice
Hunters in the Belcher Islands keep a close eye on changing sea ice.
Published Jun 6, 2017
When the ice on Hudson Bay breaks up and melts away, polar bears head to shore for a few months. This year they stayed out a little longer.
Published Jul 28, 2017
Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, their preferred prey.
Published Aug 10, 2020
Sea ice in an East Antarctic bay broke up, providing access to Cape Denison for the first time in six years.
Published Mar 4, 2016
Lakeshore residents of Linwood, Michigan, were invaded by mountains of ice on the evening of March 8, 2009, as winds drove ice ashore from Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. These images show the break-up of ice on the bay.
Published Mar 11, 2009
Two ice caps north of St. Patrick Bay on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, retreated to just a fraction of their original size.
Published Mar 24, 2016
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
Acquired in 2003, 2004,and 2005, these images show an intermittently ice-filled bay in the wake of the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.
Published Apr 9, 2010
In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.
Published Nov 4, 2016
Sea ice from the Foxe Basin tends to be rougher and more stained than other parts of the Arctic.
Published May 24, 2014
Taken near the northernmost extent of the space station’s orbit, this photograph shows ice growth in the midst of freezing season near James Bay.
Published Jan 31, 2019
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
Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.
Published Mar 1, 2012
Low-angled sunlight highlights topography and ice textures along Walgreen Coast in West Antarctica on March 14, 2010.
Published Apr 13, 2010
Changing weather conditions left their mark on sea ice along the Antarctic Peninsula in late 2008 and early 2009. In mid-December 2008, melt water resting on the sea ice colored it sky blue. At the beginning of 2009, however, the sea ice appeared snowy white, and cracks had begun along the ice margin.
Published Jan 9, 2009
In September 2011, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.
Published Oct 5, 2011
Arctic sea ice has been retreating the fastest in the Beaufort Sea.
Published Oct 18, 2017
The structure that prevents sea ice from exiting the Arctic Ocean through the Nares Strait crumbled months earlier than usual.
Published Jun 26, 2019
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
