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Ice Extent News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Ice Extent.
Learn how SWOT data may fill gaps in the observational record of sea ice thickness change.
News
Nov. 13, 2025
Image composite from Dec 1, 2024, captured by the AMSR2 instrument aboard the GCOM-W1 platform.
Worldview Image of the Week
Dec. 5, 2024
This is the first in a five-part webinar series to introduce NASA's Ice, Cloud, and land Elevation-2 (ICESat-2) platform and the platform's data, tools, and applications.
Webinar
Oct. 28, 2024
Dr. Gerald (Stinger) Guala talks about the many ways citizen scientists are enhancing NASA's Earth science data collection.
Data User Story
April 24, 2023
Image captured on Dec. 11, 2021, by the MODIS instrument aboard the Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Jan. 29, 2022
The fate of older sea ice in the Arctic may be key to the future of polar bears.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Scientists have determined that Arctic sea ice is on the decline, leading to questions about future climate.
Feature Article
Dec. 27, 2020
Data from NASA’s ICESat-2 mission provide incredibly accurate measurements of Earth elevation change—and much more.
Feature Article
Nov. 4, 2020
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