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This MODIS true-color Image shows snow retreating from much of Alaska. The blues, greens, and browns in the water along the coasts are likely a mixture of phytoplankton and sediment running off from rivers. At upper right, you can see the Bering Strait continuing to thaw.
Jacques Descloitres, MODIS Land Rapid Response Team at NASA/GSFC
Published June 1, 2001 Data acquired June 1, 2001