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Cloud Streets and Ice in the Barents Sea
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Cloud Streets and Ice in the Barents Sea

Cool air blowing southward across the sea ice and over the comparatively warmer open water produced long, parallel bands of cumulus clouds.

Published Mar 30, 2018

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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea
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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea

Most of us prefer our winter roads free of ice, but some cloud formations depend on it.

Published Jan 12, 2012

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Sea of Okhotsk
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Sea of Okhotsk

Tucked between Siberia and Russia's frozen Kamchatka Peninsula, the Sea of Okhotsk was a field of ice in February 2007.

Published Feb 8, 2007

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Cloud Streets Over the Labrador Sea
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Cloud Streets Over the Labrador Sea

Cold winds blowing over the sea helped form rows of cumulus clouds.

Published Mar 4, 2020

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An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea, and Clouds
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An Intersection of Land, Ice, Sea, and Clouds

Cold winter winds helped paint a lovely scene off the coast of Labrador and Newfoundland.

Published Feb 26, 2018

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Tendril of Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Tendril of Ice in the Weddell Sea

Nature can generate some perplexing patterns, such as this isolated, snake-like patch of sea ice.

Published Apr 15, 2018

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Southernmost Seasonal Sea Ice in the Northern Hemisphere
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Southernmost Seasonal Sea Ice in the Northern Hemisphere

The Sea of Okhotsk is the lowest latitude area where sea ice forms each winter.

Published Jan 11, 2015

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Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk
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Drift Ice in the Sea of Okhotsk

Carried by winds and currents, sea ice can reach the coast of Hokkaido, Japan.

Published Mar 19, 2020

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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea
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Cloud Streets over the Bering Sea

Parallel rows of clouds can stretch for hundreds of kilometers over the open ocean.

Published Jul 27, 2013

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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea
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Spring Freeze in the Labrador Sea

Filaments of sea ice stretch across the waters off southern Greenland, an area that is typically ice-free.

Published May 18, 2019

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Northern Hokkaido, Japan
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Northern Hokkaido, Japan

Sea ice formed delicate swirls of blue and white in the Sea of Okhotsk in February 2009.

Published Feb 27, 2009

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Cloud Streets Near Antarctica
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Cloud Streets Near Antarctica

Cold air blows over warmer water to produce thin, parallel lines of clouds.

Published Oct 8, 2018

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Bering Sea Teeming with Ice
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Bering Sea Teeming with Ice

Persistent, strong northerly winds have stretched the ice cover to its second widest extent.

Published Mar 20, 2012

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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea
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Antarctic Ice North of the Weddell Sea

Winds pushed Antarctic sea ice north of its typical location in February 2013.

Published Mar 1, 2013

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Cloud Streets Over the Yellow Sea
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Cloud Streets Over the Yellow Sea

Cold and dry air from Siberia typically produce this cloud formation over the sea from November through January.

Published Jan 7, 2018

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2015 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent
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2015 Antarctic Sea Ice Extent

In 2015, the annual maximum extent of Antarctic sea ice dropped below previous consecutive years of record highs.

Published Oct 18, 2015

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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea
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Swirling Sea Ice in the Greenland Sea

Summer brought melting swirls of sea ice to the southeastern coast of Greenland.

Published Jul 17, 2015

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Sea Ice near Greenland
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Sea Ice near Greenland

Summer is a dynamic time for ice in Arctic waters—melting, drifting, and even forming occasionally.

Published Aug 2, 2015

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