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Read the latest news stories, feature articles, user stories, and blog posts that feature data archived by NASA's National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC).
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Ice re-grows in a lead between two sea ice floes in the Beaufort Sea, Arctic Ocean, in March 2013.

Signs of Snow

Aircraft help probe the surface of Arctic sea ice.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
This false-color satellite image shows sea ice in the Chukchi and Beaufort seas (red) near Barrow, Alaska.

Mercury Raining

Today's forecast calls for atmospheric explosions and mercury rain.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
The icebreaker Aurora Australis churns through pack ice surrounding East Antarctica

In the Zone

Sea ice may underpin the survival of Antarctic seabirds.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Prayer flags frame Ama Dablam Peak in the Nepalese Himalaya.

Himalaya's Heat Pump

Polluted air over Asia is changing patterns in remote mountain ranges.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
As the seasons change from summer to winter, forests slow down their growth and absorb much less carbon from the atmosphere.

Hidden Carbon

Satellites measure the give and take between trees and temperatures.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
Over 200 subglacial lakes have been discovered underneath the ice of Antarctica, some of which are marked with white and black with dots on this map.

Fathoming Antarctica

Lakes hidden under the Antarctic ice sheet may play a role in its stability.
Feature Article
Dec. 28, 2020
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