The Arctic Is Absorbing More Sunlight

Satellites confirm that the Arctic has been absorbing more solar radiation over the past 15 years, a trend that coincides with a decline in sea ice and increase in open water.

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NASA Earth Observatory images by Jesse Allen based on data from Norman Loeb/CERES science team and the National Sniw and Ice Data Center. Adapted from a NASA news release written by Patrick Lynch.

Published December 19, 2014
Data acquired 2000 - 2014

Sources:

Aqua > CERES

Terra > CERES