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Ice Extent News
Articles, resources, and announcements from Ice Extent.
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 four-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
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
Image captured on 4 February 2018, by the MODIS instrument, aboard NASA's Terra satellite.
Worldview Image of the Week
Sept. 11, 2020
By the end of the 2002 season, the total area of surface melt on the Greenland Ice Sheet had broken all known records.
Feature Article
July 28, 2020
Researchers use averaged ice concentrations to estimate sea ice cover.
Feature Article
July 23, 2020
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