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Satellites and scientists capture the Mackenzie River in the act of warming the ocean and breaking up ice in the Beaufort Sea.
Published Mar 6, 2014
After seven months encased in snow and ice, the delta emerges for the short Arctic summer.
Published Jun 14, 2019
A sharp bend in the Yukon River triggered a pile-up of ice that sent water spilling into a nearby town.
Published May 30, 2013
Half-frozen, half-thawed, the Taz River was in transition when Landsat 8 acquired this series of images in June 2013.
Published Jul 20, 2013
The window of time available to make and use ice roads is closing.
Published Feb 19, 2020
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
North America’s largest northward flowing river gets its start at Great Slave Lake in Canada’s Northwest Territories.
Published Nov 28, 2015
