NASA NSIDC DAAC helps users adapt to science data in the Earthdata Cloud. Tomorrow, April 22 (11:00–11:15 a.m. MDT), a webinar will demonstrate how to use the earthaccess Python library to authenticate, search, & download data in just a few lines of code. https://go.nasa.gov/4mJnpEY
Pakistan’s Baltoro Glacier is one of the longest glaciers beyond the poles, stretching 63 km (39 miles). It feeds critical meltwater into the Indus River. Marcel Rueedi snapped the photo in 1983. See more from NOAA@NSIDC’s Glacier Photograph Collection. https://bit.ly/3NcHZxk
In a drunken forest, trees lean in multiple directions, resembling a crowd that has over imbibed. As frozen soil—known as permafrost—thaws, tree roots loosen, causing trees to tilt and heave. Learn more from the NSIDC Cryosphere Glossary: https://nsidc.org/learn/cryosphere-glossary
Want to see how glaciers are faring in High Mountain Asia? Or anywhere else? Check out the Global Land Ice Measurements from Space (GLIMS) Viewer, available from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center: https://www.glims.org/maps/glims
From April 8 to 15, Arctic sea ice extent dropped about 380,000 sq km, equivalent in size to Montana. Keep track of Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extent with NSIDC's Charctic graph. https://bit.ly/4rWyQKH
earthaccess is a Python library developed by NASA Distributed Active Archive Centers (DAACs), including NSIDC DAAC, designed to simplify searching, downloading, and streaming NASA Earth science data. https://bit.ly/3OLOSZY
From 2007 to 2022, renowned photographer James Balog documented glacial change around the world through a project called the Extreme Ice Survey. One and a half million images showcasing climate change in real time are now stored and managed at NSIDC. https://nsidc.org/data/nsidc-0783/versions/1
You can access data from NASA Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite
(VIIRS) via the Application for Extracting and Exploring Analysis Ready Samples (AppEEARS). Check out the announcement from the NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). https://bit.ly/4dKT46r
Need weekly soil moisture estimates? Check out this Aquarius data set available from the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). https://bit.ly/48ibEiX
NSIDC's Snow Today now covers Alaska and four western Canadian provinces. The US West's snow drought drags on with snow-covered area for March ranking last in the 26-year satellite record. Though heavy snow fell in Colorado and Montana, it quickly melted. https://bit.ly/4cbo9xI
There are many ways to access and work with NSIDC data to accommodate a wide range of users. Explore web services, interactive tutorials, and other tools using this search interface. https://nsidc.org/data/user-resources/data-tools
What makes snow dens so special? Just because snow is frozen does not mean the temperature of a snowpack is the same from top to bottom. Temperatures vary quite a bit, making a den key for surviving brutal storms. Learn more about on NSIDC's Learn Pages: https://nsidc.org/learn/parts-cryosphere/snow
Since its inception, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administrations (NOAA's) Arctic Report Card has relied upon NSIDC scientists as authors and/or editors nearly every year, incorporating NSIDC data in every single issue. Read more about its history: https://bit.ly/4sSBlPg
NASA satellite imagery show the rapid snowmelt off the Sierra Nevadas. Stay current on snow conditions using NSIDC's Snow Today Daily Snow Viewer: https://nsidc.org/snow-today/snow-viewer Sierra Nevada images: https://go.nasa.gov/4tf6lIZ
The death spiral continues for iceberg A23a. See the break-up progression from March 27 on the NASA Aqua satellite and April 3 from Terra satellite. The magenta lines outline the iceberg chunks as best as possible through the cloud cover. More MODIS data: https://nsidc.org/data/modis
Falljökull Glacier, or “Falling Glacier” in southeast Iceland, is known for its glacier hikes and ice caves. This photo is part of one of the largest organized (25,000+), publicly accessible glacier collections: NOAA@NSIDC’s Glacier Photograph Collection. https://nsidc.org/data/glacier_photo/
High Mountain Asia holds so much snow and ice, it’s known as Earth’s third pole. The NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center offers a wealth of data on this region. http://nsidc.org/data/highmountainasia
As NASA satellite imagery highlights rapid snowpack loss across the West, NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC) helps ensure the snow and ice data behind these observations are accessible for scientists, decision makers, and the public. https://cnn.it/4lZ9eeu
By March 31, snow cover across the western US tied with 2015 for the lowest on record since 2001. With no recent snowfall, snow has dropped to the darkest of the season, driving melt rates higher especially where cloud cover is sparse or tree cover lacks. https://nsidc.org/snow-today/snow-viewer
No foolin' a satellite image! Check out how quickly the snowpack disappears in the Colorado Rockies after a heat wave strikes the West. Browse snow data at NSIDC from NASA and NOAA: https://bit.ly/4dTjQtd Snowpack images: https://go.nasa.gov/40YBxAc
It's the final countdown! After some 40 years, Iceberg A23a, once the world’s largest iceberg, is in its final break up in the Southern Ocean near South Georgia Island. NASA satellite imagery shows it spinning and fracturing from March 15 to March 28.
📣 Join the NASA Applied Remote Sensing Training (ARSET) Program for a training on Monitoring Groundwater Changes for Water Resources Management. The first session of this three-part, no-cost, online training starts on April 23rd. Register today at: https://go.nasa.gov/4cw5Ogu
Check out global views of data from the Ice, Cloud and Elevation Satellite-2 (ICESat-2) using NASA's Scientific Visualization Studio. ICESat-2 data are available at the NASA NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center (DAAC). https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/5616/
Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year, at 14.29 million square kilometers (5.52 million square miles) on March 15, edging just below last year’s record and statistically tying for the lowest maximum in the 48-year satellite record. @cires.colorado.edu https://bit.ly/4sBUe95
Listen to NSIDC lead scientist Twila Moon @drtwilamoon.bsky.social speak about the WMO's annual climate report, which confirms this past decade was the hottest on record and emphasizes the Earth’s energy balance is badly out of whack. https://bit.ly/4rZEKKR
March Arctic sea ice extent averaged 14.14 million square kilometers (5.46 million square miles), the lowest in the 47-year satellite record and 150,000 square kilometers (58,000 square miles) below the previous record low March set in 2017.
Read our analysis: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
🚨 March 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the lowest on record...
This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. March ice extent is decreasing at about 2.46% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...)
Have you checked out Snow Today yet? Now is a good time, because our latest Snow Today analysis, focusing on snow conditions in the western US in March 2025, is up!
Snow-covered area across the western US was 92% of average for March, ranking 17th in the 25-year satellite record. bit.ly/3FTHwih
🚨 It's official - 2025 likely observed the lowest annual maximum #Arctic sea ice extent on record!
Climate change is reshaping the Arctic, all throughout the year.
For more information from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
