Antarctic Grounding Lines From COSMO-SkyMed X-Band DInSAR, 2020–2022, Version 1 is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC). This data ...

The NIVAL Mores Creek Summit Snow Depth, Canopy Height, and DTM from Airborne LiDAR, Version 1 data set is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center ...

The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) is pleased to announce performance improvements to the ICESat-2 side of the OpenAltimetry web application.

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 ...

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 ...

Throughout August 2025, sea ice rapidly melted and compacted north of Alaska in the Beaufort Sea, initiated by a warm pulse of air from east Siberia that was sustained by persistent winds from the ...

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 ...

The Near-Real-Time AMSR2 EASE-Grid Daily Global Ice Concentration and Snow Extent, Version 1, (NISE_A2) is now available at the NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center ...

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 ...