NSIDC's 2007 Arctic sea ice melt season RSS feed

New RSS feed available for year-round Arctic sea ice news site

2008-4-15T10:07:05:00Z

RSS subscribers may be interested in switching their feeds to point to a new ongoing site at NSIDC. The site, launched in April 2008, provides year-round monthly analysis, increasing in frequency as conditions warrant; daily data images; an RSS feed, and links to archived analyses and press releases. Visit the site. To access the new RSS feed for sea ice updates, click here.

Culminating synopsis and analysis for Fall 2007 Arctic sea ice season

2007-10-01T09:55:05:00Z

NSIDC has released its final press release on ice conditions, including September monthly numbers and images.

Sea ice continues recovery; further analysis

2007-09-26T10:50:01:00Z

In this entry, we show a "photograph" of sea ice from space and discuss sea ice drift and impacts of reduced sea ice on life in the Arctic.

2007 sea ice at minimum, shattering all previous records

2007-09-20T10:13:01:00Z

The sea ice appears to have begun its annual recovery as autumn arrives in the Arctic. Compared to the long-term average, the Arctic has lost an area of sea ice the size of the states of Alaska and Texas combined--or, the size of ten United Kingdoms.

Sea ice still declining

2007-09-17T10:13:01:00Z

In this entry, learn how NSIDC determines we have reached the end of the Arctic melt season.

Sea ice continues to decline, but the rate has slowed

2007-09-11T08:05:01:00Z

In this update, find out how much "perennial" Arctic sea ice we have lost, as well as more background on the reason for this season's decline.

Aug 2007 monthly average sea ice extent below Sept 2005

2007-09-04T10:05:01:00Z

A look at August in review reveals that monthly average sea ice conditions in Aug 2007 were the lowest ever recorded in any month. Sea ice extent is still falling.

2007 Arctic sea ice continues to decline

2007-08-28T09:25:01:00Z

View updated graphics and learn how 2007 compares to 2005 in concentration and area.

Update on Northwest Passage; old sea ice dwindling

2007-08-22T10:25:01:00Z

In this entry, we show a high-resolution satellite image of the area around the Northwest Passage, introduce an animation showing the decline of multi-year sea ice, and talk a bit more about summer cloud cover.

2007 has unseated the 2005 single-day record

2007-08-17T09:25:01:00Z

Sea ice extent has fallen below the 2005 record low absolute minimum and is still melting.

Sea ice on pace to set new record: but why?

2007-08-14T11:28:01:00Z

Arctic sea ice is still on pace to set a new, substantially lower record minimum. In this update, we discuss some of the reasons for this year's numbers to date, including June and July's record-breaking rates of sea ice decline.

Arctic Sea Ice News Fall 2007 Launched

2007-08-09T09:12:01:00Z

The National Snow and Ice Data Center has launched this year's news and commentary Web site as we follow the Arctic sea ice melt season. From August 10, 2007, through the end of the summer melt season, we will post updates as events warrant. To find out the latest sea ice conditions and to read press information, visit the site.