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
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
Ice in Hudson Bay starts melting each April, and melts away completely each July. Images from early April and early June 2012 document the ice retreat.
Published Jun 17, 2012
The timing of ice breakup on Hudson Bay occurs earlier now than it did decades ago.
Published Jul 6, 2014
Hunters in the Belcher Islands keep a close eye on changing sea ice.
Published Jun 6, 2017
A new study shows that polar bears are spending less time on sea ice, leading them to fast longer, become thinner and have fewer cubs.
Published Feb 4, 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
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
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 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
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