NASA
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2019 Minimum Extent
Arctic sea ice likely reached its 2019 minimum extent of 1.60 million square miles (4.15 million square kilometers) on Sept. 18, tied for second lowest summertime extent in the satellite record, according to NASA and the National Snow...
NASA
NASA | Sea Ice Max 2013: An Interesting Year for Arctic Sea Ice
After a record melt season, an Arctic cyclone, and a fascinating fracturing event, Arctic sea ice has reached its maximum extent for the year.
Next Animation Studio
Architect’s floating igloos would protect penguins and cool sea ice
An Iranian architect has shared a design that aims to protect penguins and control the melting of polar ice in Antarctica.
Next Animation Studio
Greenland’s glacier loss is accelerating
A new study using satellite images finds that Greenland’s glacier melt is accelerating.
NASA
NASA | Arctic Melt Season Lengthening, Ocean Rapidly Warming
The length of the melt season for Arctic sea ice is growing by several days each decade, and an earlier start to the melt season is allowing the Arctic Ocean to absorb enough additional solar radiation in some places to melt as much as...
NASA
For 15 Years, GRACE Tracked Freshwater Movements Around the World
Between 2002 and 2016, the Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) tracked the movement of freshwater around the planet. NASA scientists used GRACE data to identify regional trends of freshwater movement, and combined that...
NASA
Field Study Sheds New Light on Melt Zone
Five years after a NASA-funded field study returned to to set up camp once again in the melt zone of the Greenland Ice Sheet, a new study adds to the rich findings from this innovative project. We look back on this bold undertaking,...
Next Animation Studio
Satellites show Greenland’s melting ice is causing seas to rise
Greenland’s ice sheet contains enough ice to raise global sea levels by 6 meters, and it’s melting at an alarming rate.
NASA
Why Won't it Melt? How NASA's Solar Probe will Survive the Sun
NASA's Parker Solar Probe is heading to the Sun. Why won't the spacecraft melt? Thermal Protection System Engineer Betsy Congdon (Johns Hopkins APL) outlines why Parker can take the heat. Music credit: Cheeky Chappy [Main Track] by Jimmy...
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NASA | Arctic Sea Ice Reaches 2014 Minimum Extent
Sea ice acts as an air conditioner for the planet, reflecting energy from the sun. On September 17, the Arctic sea ice reached its minimum extent for 2014. At 1.94 million square miles (5.02 million square kilometers), it’s the sixth...
NASA
NASA | Sea Ice 2008
Arctic sea ice declined this summer to its second smallest extent in the satellite era, suggesting that the record set in 2007 may not have been an anomaly. If recent trends in the melt rate continue, we could see a virtually ice-free...
Schooling Online
Chemistry Properties and Structure of Matter: Properties of Matter - Separation Techniques Part 2
But why is the rum gone? Don’t worry, pirates. Long Jane Silver is refilling the rum barrels. Elsewhere, Blackbeard and Cookie the Chef have a showdown. Who is the best separator of seawater across the seven seas? This lesson will...
NASA
NASA Sees High Temperatures, Wildfires, Sea Ice Minimum Extent in Warming Arctic
On Sept. 15, 2020, Arctic sea ice reached its annual minimum extent -- the second-lowest on record. This summer, temperatures soared in the Siberian Arctic, and intense fires burned through peatland. The Arctic region is warming three...
Curated Video
Analyzing the Effects of Salt on the Melting of Ice - Harry's Experiment
The video discusses an experiment carried out by Harry to investigate how the temperature of crushed ice varies as it melts. Harry placed some crushed ice in a boiling tube and then placed the boiling tube in a beaker of water. The...
NASA
Rising Waters: Out-of-Balance Ice Sheets
Greenland and Antarctica are home to most of the world's glacial ice – including its only two ice sheets – making them areas of particular interest to scientists. Combined, the two regions also contain enough ice, that if it were to melt...
NASA
NASA | Arctic Sea Ice 101
NASA climate scientist Tom Wagner provides a look at the state of Arctic sea ice in 2009 and discusses NASA's role in monitoring the cryosphere. Learn More: Or get tweeted by NASA:
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NASA | A Tour of the Cryosphere 2009
It has been said that the frozen parts of our planet, also known as the cryosphere, may be the proverbial 'canary in the coal mine' when it comes to climate change. This video shows some of the most dramatic fluctuations to our...
NASA
NASA | ARISE Arctic Mission Takes Shape
Crews at NASA Goddard’s Wallops Flight Facility are hard at work integrating a suite of instruments into a C-130 aircraft in preparation for the start of the ARISE campaign later this month. ARISE, which stands for Arctic Radiation...
NASA
Dr. Piers Sellers visits Thule
Former astronaut and climate scientist Dr. Piers Sellers visits Thule, Greenland, one of the home bases for Operation IceBridge’s spring Arctic campaign. IceBridge is a 10-year airborne science mission measuring polar ice with a range of...
Weird History
3 Mile Island Meltdown
The story of Three Mile Island shows that nuclear incidents can be prevented, as long as the right safety measures are in place and the employees are trained properly. What happened on Three Mile Island was small in comparison to the...
Curated Video
Heat of Fusion
In this video viewers will learn that heat of fusion is equal to the amount of heat that must be added or given off to melt or freeze one gram or kilogram of a substance and it’s expressed J/g or J/kg. Students will learn what units are...
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Antarctica ice melt loss has increased six-fold
New research indicates that Antarctica has been losing ice sheets by the gigaton.
Espresso Media
Journey to the Unknown: Exploring Remote Territories
In this video, a group of explorers discovers a ship in a remote location based on the guidance of Robert Hedlund. They reflect on their nomadic lifestyle and the impact of human presence on the natural world. The Last Place on Earth -...
Science360
Antarctic glacier melt! NSF Science Now 16.
This week's episode highlights wireless monitors, Antarctic glacier melt, S&E employment and finally a volcano discovery.