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Scientists blog from Antarctica and provide a glimpse of what it's like to do research in the field. 
What's hot in the news around climate and sea ice and what are scientists talking about now? 
The US National Science Foundation (NSF) and UK’s Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) are joining forces to investigate Thwaties Glacier—a massive, rapidly changing glacier in Antarctica.
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Advancing knowledge of Earth's frozen regions
NSIDC manages and distributes scientific data, creates tools for data access, supports data users, performs scientific research, and educates the public about the cryosphere.
Arctic Sea Ice News & Analysis
Scientific analysis of Arctic sea ice conditions plus daily images..jpg)
ELOKA
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Satellite Observations of the Arctic
Mapping decades of NASA scientific data.
The NASA DAAC at NSIDC
NASA Earth science data on snow, ice, cryosphere, and climate.
Visit the Cryosphere
Facts, photos and educational resources about Earth's frozen regions.
Greenland Today
Daily surface melt images from NASA data, and scientific analysis.News
30 March 2018
Roger G. Barry, founding director of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC), passed away on March 19, 2018, concluding a distinguished career in the study of the cryosphere and mountain climates.
23 March 2018
Sea ice over the Arctic Ocean likely reached its maximum extent for the year on March 17, the second lowest in the 39-year satellite record, falling just behind 2017.
5 February 2018
The finding has significant implications for human health and ecosystems worldwide.
23 January 2018
Contrary to conventional wisdom, the amount of dust on the mountain snowpack controls how fast the Colorado Basin’s rivers rise in the spring.
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