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09.16.08
Arctic Sea Ice Reaches Lowest Coverage for 2008

Artist concept of Arctic ice

Image above: This data visualization shows Arctic sea ice from July 1 to Sept. 10, 2008. Credit: NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio; Blue Marble Next Generation data courtesy Reto Stockli (NASA/GSFC)

Arctic sea ice coverage appears to have reached its lowest extent for the year and the second-lowest amount recorded since the dawn of the satellite era, according to observations from the NASA-supported National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado in Boulder.

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News Archive

Rapid Retreat: Ice Shelf Loss along Canada's Ellesmere Coast →

By July 2008, what had once been a massive ice fringe along the northern Ellesmere coast had been reduced to five isolated ice shelves.
To the End of Earth

A mechanical design engineer travels to the South Pole to help retrieve a science experiment.
For Toy-Like Robots, Ice Research Is Child's Play

SnoMotes are the first prototype network of their kind envisioned to rove treacherous areas of the Arctic and Antarctic.
Siberian Expedition 2008: Kotuykan River →

Researchers plan to record changes in the Siberian forest as they navigate down the river in boats. Their goal is to get insight into global climate change.
NASA Satellite Finds Interior of Mars Is Colder

New observations from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter indicate that the crust and upper mantle of Mars are stiffer and colder than previously thought.
NASA Phoenix Mission Ready for Mars Landing

NASA's Phoenix Mars Lander is preparing to end its long journey and begin a three-month mission to taste and sniff fistfuls of Martian soil and buried ice.
'Broken Heart' Image Last for Polar Mission

NASA's Polar satellite concludes its successful mission at the end of April with a breathtaking visible light image of the colorful dancing lights of the aurora.