The MEaSUREs Greenland Ice Mapping Project (GIMP) Land Ice and Ocean Classification Mask, Version 1 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center ...

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 ...

The Daily Global Land Parameters Derived from AMSR-E and AMSR2, Version 3 data set, available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC), has been ...

The TRMM PR SIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Surface Radar Backscatter, Version 1 (NSIDC-0807), and ERS SIR-Enhanced EASE-Grid 2.0 Radar Backscatter, Version 1 (NSIDC-0808), are now available at the NASA ...

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 ...

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 ...

At the end of July 2025, daily sea ice extent in both hemispheres ranked third lowest in the 47-year satellite record. For most of the month, Arctic sea ice extent tracked close to levels recorded for ...

Surface melting on the Greenland Ice Sheet is on a slightly above-average track for the 2025 melt season, with melt along the western coast leading the way. Overall, total melt-day extent as of June ...

Arctic sea ice extent tracked at near-record low levels through much of June, hitting daily record low levels from June 20 to 26. Sea ice coverage was particularly low in the Barents and Kara Seas, ...

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.