nsidc.bsky.social
We are the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder. We conduct innovative research and provide open data to understand how the frozen parts of Earth affect the rest of the planet and impact society.
👤 Joined on 13 January 2025
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@nsidc.bsky.social🚨 March 2025 #Arctic sea ice extent was the lowest on record... This was 1,290,000 km² below the 1981-2010 average. March ice extent is decreasing at about 2.46% per decade. Data: @nsidc.bsky.social (nsidc.org/data/seaice_...)
Show Post🚨 It's official - 2025 likely observed the lowest annual maximum #Arctic sea ice extent on record! Climate change is reshaping the Arctic, all throughout the year. For more information from @nsidc.bsky.social: nsidc.org/sea-ice-toda...
Show Post“Warming temperatures are what’s causing the ice to decline. You know, sea ice in particular is very sensitive... 31 degrees is ice skating and 33 degrees it’s swimming.” ~ Walt Meier @nsidc.bsky.social www.ecowatch.com/arctic-sea-i...
Show Post“What happens in the Arctic, as people have said, doesn’t stay there. It affects us all," said Mark Serreze, @nsidc.bsky.social director and CIRES fellow, in a recent article about Arctic Science Summit Week.
Show PostArctic sea ice grows in winter, reaching its peak in March before starting the summer melt. This year's peak was the lowest in almost half a century. That has ramifications for the speed of global warming and for extreme weather further south. @nsidc.bsky.social www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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