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Microwave Sea Ice
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Published September 14, 2010
NASA's Aqua satellite used microwaves to capture this snapshot of Arctic sea ice on September 3, 2010.
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Sea Surface Temperatures at the Start of 2010 Hurricane Season
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Published June 3, 2010
This color-coded image from June 1, 2010, shows which equatorial ocean waters are warm enough to promote hurricane formation.
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Arctic Sea Ice Extent, 2009-2010
Published April 23, 2010
These images show Arctic sea ice extent for the September 2009 summer minimum and the March 2010 winter maximum. Ice extents were greater than they had been in many recent years, but were still below the long-term average.
El Niño Strengthens in November 2009
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Published December 11, 2009
These color-coded images show the strengthening of El Niño between October and November 2009. In the November image, warm waters (indicated in red) have spread across the Pacific.
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North Pole Sea Ice Minimum 2009
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Published September 19, 2009
On September 12, 2009, sea ice reached its annual minimum extent, covering 5.10 million square kilometers (2.97 million square miles) of the Arctic Ocean. This image shows the 2009 ice extent compared to the 1979-2000 average.
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