National Snow and Ice Data Center

Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis

Read year-round scientific analysis and daily image updates of Arctic sea ice. More

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The NASA DAAC at NSIDC

NASA Earth science data on snow, ice, cryosphere, and climate. More

Features

Satellite Observations of Arctic Change

Explore maps of Arctic change from NASA data. More

NSIDC Green Data Center

Learn how NSIDC is reducing our impact on the environment. More

News

Sensing Our Planet 2014

22 December 2014

Sensing Our Planet 2014 released, now available in iBooks

Sensing Our Planet 2014 is out and now available in iBooks.

10 December 2014

NSIDC science at AGU highlights sea ice, buried lakes in Greenland, and avalanche mapping

NSIDC scientists present new research on Arctic sea ice extent predictions, buried lakes in Greenland, and avalanche mapping at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting in San Francisco, California.

AGU Poster Hall

1 December 2014

NSIDC Talks, Posters, and Presentations at AGU 2014

Check out the list of all NSIDC-related talks, poster presentations, and sessions at this year's American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting at San Francisco, California.

GLIMS glacier image

18 November 2014

Worldwide retreat of glaciers confirmed in unprecedented detail

A new book from the international GLIMS (Global Land Ice Measurements from Space) initiative provides the most comprehensive report to date on global glacier changes.