Did you know that sea ice has an age? In this dataset, colors show the age of sea ice floating in the Arctic Ocean. The darkest blue areas on the map show seasonal or first-year ice, which formed during the most recent winter. White areas show where ice is more than four years old. Since the late 1900s, Arctic sea ice has thinned, and less sea ice has persisted in the Arctic over multiple melt seasons. The trend toward younger, thinner sea ice over time reflects warming temperatures in the Arcti

Arctic sea ice melted to its second smallest level in nearly 40 years, reaching that point on Sept. 10: http://go.nasa.gov/2d3cGVL | NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration

This visualization showing sea ice melting in the Arctic between 1984 and 2019 is alarming | NowThis

Arctic Sea Ice Day is July 15th, and we’re counting down with key facts about Arctic sea ice from our chief climate scientist, Dr. Flavio Lehner. ❄️ Arctic Sea Ice Fact #2: Polar bears rely on sea ice to efficiently catch their main prey, ice seals. Although seals can out-swim polar bears underwater, bears have the edge on top of the ice, using it to sneak up on and stalk their next meal. Ice seals, and related ice-dependent species like the walrus, rely on sea ice for survival, too—they use it

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This full moon, watch animals of the ice run, swim, slide, waddle, and fly. They are animals of the ice – and how they survive in the harsh extremes of the polar regions is amazing. As the earth continues to warm, however, their world is changing. Learn why sea ice is shrinking and how scientists are studying the impacts climate change is having on their home. Link to the Ocean Today Full Moon collection - http://go.usa.gov/x8dyH NOAA Climate.Gov, NOAA Teacher at Sea Program, National Oceanic an