NASA
NASA Measuring Sea Ice at the Peak of Melt
The Arctic sea ice pack is nearing its annual minimum extent, which is projected to be one of the lowest since satellite observations began. Using satellite data and airborne observations, NASA researchers are monitoring the...
NASA
NASA | Greenland Ice Flights
Nearly every spring since 1991, researchers including William Krabill of NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., have flown on a NASA aircraft over Greenland, collecting measurements of ice thickness from an altitude of...
NASA
NASA | From the Cockpit: The Best of IceBridge Arctic '13
The views from the cockpit of NASA's P-3B aircraft on an Operation IceBridge campaign are truly stunning. The mission doesn't travel to both ends of the Earth for the scenery of course -- the airborne mission is there to collect radar,...
NASA
NASA | IceBridge 2011: Eight Down, One to Go
As of April 6, 2011, crew and scientists with NASA's Operation IceBridge mission have completed eight out of nine planned sea ice flights from Thule, Greeenland, and plan to fly one more from Kangerlussuaq. Michael Studinger, IceBridge...
NASA
NASA | Arctic Cyclone Breaks Up Sea Ice
Watch how the winds of a large Arctic cyclone broke up the thinning sea ice cover of the Arctic Ocean in early August 2012. The storm likely contributed to the ice cap's shrinking to the smallest recorded extent in the past three...
NASA
NASA | Jakobshavn Glacier Retreat
Since measurements of Jakobshavn Isbrae were first taken in 1850, the glacier has gradually receded, finally coming to rest at a certain point for the past 5 decades. However, from 1997 to 2006, the glacier has begun to recede again,...
NASA
NASA | Estado del hielo marino ártico, Agosto 2013
Una conversación con el Dr. Carlos del Castillo sobre que está pasando en el Ártico este verano
Next Animation Studio
Microplastics found in Arctic sea ice
Researchers aboard the Swedish Icebreaker Oden, as part of the Northwest Passage Project, have found microplastics polluting ice from the Arctic Ocean.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Britannica Wonders: What if You Woke Up Tomorrow and the Temperature was 2 Degrees Hotter?
Overview of the impact on Earth of an increase in global average temperature.
Mazz Media
Insect
This live-action video program is about the word insect. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word insect through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful,...
Next Animation Studio
Massive iceberg breaks from Eastern Antarctica
Scientists said iceberg D-28 is among the largest to calve from Antarctic ice in decades, but is not caused by climate change.
Next Animation Studio
Saving ozone layer reduced climate change effects
A new study from the University of New South Wales has found that in addition to allowing the ozone layer to recover, the Montreal Protocol has also slowed the rate of climate change by up to 25 percent.
Science360
Arctic soils key to future climate
Since the last ice age, plants in the Alaskan Arctic have been taking carbon out of the atmosphere and locking it away in the soil. So, for thousands of years, the soil microbes in this region of the world have subsisted on a limited...
Next Animation Studio
U.S. coastline to sink by up to 25 inches by 2050
Galveston could sink 25 inches as sea-level rise combines with a continental sagging effect to cause increased coastal flooding.
Next Animation Studio
‘Heat blob’ contributing to sea ice loss in Arctic
An underwater “heat blob” from the Atlantic is exacerbating the warming of the Arctic Ocean and contributing to the rapid disappearance of Arctic sea ice
Curated Video
I WONDER - Are All Deserts Hot?
This video is answering the question of are all deserts hot.
Physics Girl
I dove in a NUCLEAR SUBMARINE (Frozen Ocean)
What could go wrong diving in a nuclear submarine in the arctic? For one, we nearly lost our drone.
Mazz Media
Adapt
This live-action video program is about the word adapt. The program is designed to reinforce and support a student's comprehension and retention of the word adapt through use of video footage, photographs, diagrams and colorful, animated...
NASA
Warm Winter Cyclone Damaged Arctic Sea Ice Pack
A large cyclone that crossed the Arctic in December 2015 brought so much heat and humidity to this otherwise frigid environment that it thinned and shrunk the sea ice cover during a time when the ice should have been growing. Credit:...
NASA
2018 Arctic Sea Ice Ties for Sixth Lowest Minimum Extent on NASA Record
Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent Sept. 19, and then again on Sept. 23, 2018. NASA works with the National Snow and Ice Data Center to track sea ice in the Arctic as it grows to a maximum extent through the winter and...
Step Back History
Canada and America's Weird Relationship
A spat broke out at the G7 between American President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime-Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada and America have a special and weird relationship. Let's talk about it.
NASA
NASA | The Arctic and the Antarctic Respond in Opposite Ways
The Arctic and the Antarctic are regions that have a lot of ice and acts as air conditioners for the Earth system. This year, Antarctic sea ice reached a record maximum extent while the Arctic reached a minimum extent in the top ten...