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Approaching the 2011 Arctic Sea Ice Minimum
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Published September 22, 2011
This animation shows Arctic sea ice shrinking to a near record minimum in the summer of 2011.
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Strong La Niña in December 2010
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Published December 24, 2010
These images show that the central and eastern Pacific Ocean was unusually cold in December 2010, a tell-tale sign of La Niña. The associated rainfall map shows that La Niña was impacting weather in parts of the globe.
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Microwave Sea Ice
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Published September 14, 2010
NASA's Aqua satellite used microwaves to capture this snapshot of Arctic sea ice on September 3, 2010.
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El Niño Strengthens in November 2009
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Published December 11, 2009
These color-coded images show the strengthening of El Niño between October and November 2009. In the November image, warm waters (indicated in red) have spread across the Pacific.
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