Instructional Video0:39
Next Animation Studio

Study finds warm water trapped under the Arctic

12th - Higher Ed
According to a study published in Science Advances, there is warm water trapped under the surface of the Arctic seas that could significantly melt sea ice in the Arctic.
Instructional Video3:04
NASA

NASA | Arctic Sea Ice Live Shot 2014

3rd - 11th
Dr. Tom Wagner talks about Arctic sea ice and the ARISE mission in this canned liveshot interview.
Instructional Video0:45
NASA

Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Another Record Low

3rd - 11th
On March 7, 2017, Arctic sea ice reached its annual wintertime maximum extent, according to scientists at the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) and NASA. The Arctic sea ice extent set a record low after a warm...
Instructional Video1:11
NASA

Arctic Sea Ice Is the Thinnest and Youngest It's Been in 60 Years

3rd - 11th
Working from a combination of satellite records and declassified submarine sonar data, NASA scientists have constructed a 60-year record of Arctic sea ice thickness. Right now, Arctic sea ice is the youngest and thinnest its been since...
Instructional Video0:29
NASA

Record Low Arctic Sea Ice Maximum - 2016

3rd - 11th
Arctic sea ice appears to have reached a record low wintertime maximum extent for the second year in a row, according to scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data Center and NASA. This short animation shows the Arctic sea ice freeze...
Instructional Video1:55
NASA

Warm Winter Cyclone Damaged Arctic Sea Ice Pack

3rd - 11th
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:...
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Antarctica: Sea Ice

Pre-K - 1st
This video segment adapted from NOVA uses microwave images to reveal how sea ice doubles the size of Antarctica each winter. Rare footage shows how sea ice crushed the famous ship Endurance in 1914. [2:34]