Sea Ice Chokes the Northwest Passage

Despite overall declines in the thickness and extent of Arctic sea ice, shipping routes along the northern coast of North America have become less navigable in recent years.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using PACE data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Lindsey Doermann.

Published August 8, 2024
Data acquired July 13, 2024

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PACE