As a condition of using these data, you must cite the use of this data set. Such a practice gives credit to data set producers and advances principles of transparency and reproducibility. Other ...

NSIDC’s total archive volume passed the one-petabyte milestone in June 2019. NSIDC’s archive volume for NASA Earth science ...

The National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has released Version 2 of the Canadian Ice Service Arctic Regional Sea Ice Charts in SIGRID-3 Format data set. The ice charts have information on ice ...

Even the most well-intentioned Arctic research can fall short for Indigenous communities. Historically, academic research ...

The AMSR2 satellite-based data products, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), will continue forward processing, as the data remain ...

For further information, please see our Arctic sea ice extent for August 2026 averaged 5.56 million square kilometers (2.15 ...

With the generous support of the Climate Science and Communication Fund from Surge Climate Talent, NSIDC’s Ice Sheets and Sea Ice News and Analysis (ISSINA) is able to start up monthly science ...

The Arctic Report Card, supported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), is an annual, peer-reviewed snapshot of environmental conditions north of 60°N. Topics range from air ...

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 ...

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 ...