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Antarctic Sea Ice Sees Record Low Growth
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Published September 26, 2023
Satellite data shows that Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest maximum extent on record on September 10, 2023.
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Clear Days for Iceberg Spotting
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Published January 10, 2023
The summer sky was unusually cloud-free when NASA’s Aqua satellite passed over the Antarctic Peninsula.
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Arctic Sea Ice Tied for 10th-Lowest on Record
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Published September 22, 2022
The summer 2022 extent of Arctic sea ice continued the downward trend under way since the 1980s.
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Larsen B Embayment Breaks Up
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Published February 1, 2022
After more than a decade fastened to the coastline, a large expanse of sea ice broke away from the Antarctic Peninsula in January 2022.
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Arctic Sea Ice 12th-Lowest on Record
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Published September 22, 2021
Sea ice covered more area this summer compared to recent years, but it was also much thinner.
Antarctic Icebergs Galore
Published February 12, 2021
The many pieces of Antarctic iceberg A-68 continue to drift near South Georgia Island.
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Pieces of Iceberg A-68A
Published January 13, 2021
Seawater has been cutting like a knife through an enormous Antarctic iceberg afloat in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Iceberg Goes With the Flow
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Published December 23, 2020
The swerving path of Antarctic iceberg A-68A is dictated by a large and powerful current.
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Iceberg Closes In on South Georgia
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Published December 14, 2020
Antarctic iceberg A-68A has drifted menacingly close to a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
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Sluggish Start for Arctic Sea Ice Freeze-Up
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Published December 8, 2020
Early ice retreat amid warm Arctic air temperatures set the stage for the slow refreeze in 2020.
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Iceberg A-68A Nears South Georgia
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Published November 13, 2020
Scientists watch as A-68A, currently the planet’s largest iceberg, approaches a remote island in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Second-Lowest Extent
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Published September 22, 2020
The Arctic sea ice extent continues its long-term downward trend.