ATLAS/ICESat-2 L3A Along Track Coastal and Nearshore Bathymetry, Version 2 is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data set ...
Global shallow groundwater from 2003 to 2021, with ARSET training details overtop — Credit: NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program Join the NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) ...
Arctic sea ice has likely reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.29 million square kilometers (5.52 million square miles) on March 15, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data ...
Antarctic sea ice has likely reached its minimum extent for the year, at 2.58 million square kilometers (996,000 square miles) on February 26, 2026, according to scientists at the National Snow and ...
Most of the planet’s seasonal snow cover occurs in the Northern Hemisphere, although isolated areas of snow cover exist south of Earth’s equator and outside of Antarctica. Since continuous satellite ...
A snow drought has gripped the US West, according to report from January 8, 2025, by NIDIS. Snow-covered area in January across the western United States was 66 percent below average, at 401,000 ...
Beginning October 15, 2025, NSIDC’s Sea Ice Today services will be reduced because of non-renewed funding. This means no new monthly and mid-month analysis posts ...
On September 17, Antarctic sea ice likely reached its annual maximum extent of 17.81 million square kilometers (6.88 million square miles). The 2025 maximum is the third lowest in the 47-year ...
On September 10, Arctic sea ice likely reached its annual minimum extent of 4.60 million square kilometers (1.78 million square miles). The 2025 minimum shares the tenth lowest spot in the nearly ...
A strong and persistent melt event occurred in southern Greenland in mid-August 2025, preceded by extensive rain in the same area. Snowfall following the rain events covered the lower elevation bare ...
A moderately intense melt season for the Greenland Ice Sheet has continued in July, with an extended period of high temperatures and coastal melting in mid-July. Temperatures at Summit closely ...
Arctic sea ice extent in May declined at a slightly faster pace compared to average. In Antarctica, the Bellingshausen Sea remains nearly ice free as far south as 72 degrees South by the end of May.