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Lingering Sea Ice on Hudson Bay
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Lingering Sea Ice on Hudson Bay

When the ice on Hudson Bay breaks up and melts away, polar bears head to shore for a few months. This year they stayed out a little longer.

Published Jul 28, 2017

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Melting Ice in Hudson Bay
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Melting Ice in Hudson Bay

Ice in Hudson Bay starts melting each April, and melts away completely each July. Images from early April and early June 2012 document the ice retreat.

Published Jun 17, 2012

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Ice Breakup on Hudson Bay
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Ice Breakup on Hudson Bay

The timing of ice breakup on Hudson Bay occurs earlier now than it did decades ago.

Published Jul 6, 2014

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Hunting for Ice on Hudson Bay
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Hunting for Ice on Hudson Bay

Polar bears rely on sea ice to hunt seals, their preferred prey.

Published Aug 10, 2020

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Sea Ice as a Way of Life
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Sea Ice as a Way of Life

Hunters in the Belcher Islands keep a close eye on changing sea ice.

Published Jun 6, 2017

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Ice on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron
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Ice on Saginaw Bay, Lake Huron

Lakeshore residents of Linwood, Michigan, were invaded by mountains of ice on the evening of March 8, 2009, as winds drove ice ashore from Saginaw Bay in Lake Huron. These images show the break-up of ice on the bay.

Published Mar 11, 2009

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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds
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Antarctic Berg Shifts, Sea Ice Responds

Sea ice in an East Antarctic bay broke up, providing access to Cape Denison for the first time in six years.

Published Mar 4, 2016

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St. Patrick Bay Ice Caps Nearly Gone
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St. Patrick Bay Ice Caps Nearly Gone

Two ice caps north of St. Patrick Bay on Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, Canada, retreated to just a fraction of their original size.

Published Mar 24, 2016

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Thawing Ice on Hudson Bay
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Thawing Ice on Hudson Bay

Published May 27, 2005

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Icy Moose River
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Icy Moose River

Taken near the northernmost extent of the space station’s orbit, this photograph shows ice growth in the midst of freezing season near James Bay.

Published Jan 31, 2019

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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005
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Fragments of Larsen B Ice Shelf Lingered Until 2005

Acquired in 2003, 2004,and 2005, these images show an intermittently ice-filled bay in the wake of the 2002 collapse of the Larsen B Ice Shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula.

Published Apr 9, 2010

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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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