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Icy Fingers in the Weddell Sea
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Icy Fingers in the Weddell Sea

As a result of the collision, blocks of ice slide above and below each other in a pattern that resembles a zipper or interlocking fingers.

Published Nov 22, 2017

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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea
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Thick and Thin Ice in the Weddell Sea

New elevation measurements will give researchers an unprecedented understanding of the thickness of sea ice, which will be used to help improve climate modeling and forecasts.

Published Dec 18, 2018

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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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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice
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Flying over Arctic Sea Ice

Taken from a low-flying airplane on March 26, 2011, these detailed photos of Arctic sea ice show the richly varied texture in the ice floe.

Published Apr 1, 2011

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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark
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Arctic Sea Ice Is Losing Its Bulwark

In 1984, there were 1.86 million square kilometers of old ice spread across the Arctic at its yearly minimum extent. In September 2016, there were only 110,000 square kilometers of old ice left.

Published Nov 4, 2016

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A Mélange of Ice
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A Mélange of Ice

NASA aircraft return to the Arctic to assess the health of the region’s ice.

Published May 3, 2012

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On the Edge of Ice in the Amundsen Gulf
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On the Edge of Ice in the Amundsen Gulf

A mixture of ice types exists where frozen water meets open water.

Published Mar 11, 2015

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Swirls along an Ice Highway
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Swirls along an Ice Highway

Thin sea ice swirled along the east coast of Greenland in October 2012, against a backdrop of overall thinning sea ice.

Published Oct 27, 2012

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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing
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Oldest Arctic Sea Ice is Disappearing

Thick ice that used to last through multiple summers has been in steep decline for three decades.

Published Mar 1, 2012

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Ice Arch Crumbles Early
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Ice Arch Crumbles Early

The structure that prevents sea ice from exiting the Arctic Ocean through the Nares Strait crumbled months earlier than usual.

Published Jun 26, 2019

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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010
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Arctic Sea Ice Minimum for 2010

These images show overall Arctic sea ice extent on September 19, 2010 (the date of the 2010 minimum), and sea ice growth in mid-September 2010.

Published Oct 6, 2010

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2011 Sea Ice Minimum
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2011 Sea Ice Minimum

In September 2011, the extent of sea ice covering the Arctic Ocean declined to the second-lowest extent on record.

Published Oct 5, 2011

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