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NSIDC researcher Kevin Schaefer has discovered huge amounts of mercury stockpiled in Arctic soils. Schaefer said, “There is twice the amount of mercury in permafrost as in the rest of the planet combined.”
Analysis - Ice Sheets Today
In 2017, the cumulative daily melt area for the Greenland Ice Sheet was the smallest since 1996, yet still higher than any year between 1979 and 1994 (1995 was a high melt season).
Analysis - Sea Ice Today
The 2018 winter sea ice maximum has passed, and the melt season has begun.
Spotlight
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.
Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached its annual maximum extent on March 17. This is the second lowest Arctic maximum in the 39-year satellite record.
