Signs of the Season in Pine Island Bay

A major embayment in West Antarctica saw new sea ice growth in autumn 2025 amid older sea ice that had survived the austral summer melt season.

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NASA Earth Observatory image by Michala Garrison, using MODIS data from NASA EOSDIS LANCE and GIBS/Worldview. Story by Kathryn Hansen with image interpretation by Christopher Shuman/UMBC (retired).

Published April 16, 2025
Data acquired March 20, 2025

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Terra > MODIS