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Recent analysis of model results by NCAR and NSIDC scientists suggests that global warming may decimate the top 10 feet (3 meters) or more of perennially frozen ground across the Northern Hemisphere, potentially altering ecosystems as well as dama

NSIDC has just released a new, high-resolution image mosaic of the Antarctic continent and surrounding islands. The map, called the MODIS Mosaic of Antarctica (MOA), is the best representation to date of the Antarctic continent surface.

On 16 November, the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation held a hearing about Global Climate Change to hear testimony on the assessment recently released by the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Sciences Committee.