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NSIDC Scientific ExpeditionsOn Thin Ice:
Expedition to a Crumbling Ice Shelf
Scientists blog from Antarctica and provide a glimpse of what it's like to do research in the field. Read their blog ...
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Icelights: Answers to your burning questions about ice and climate
What's hot in the news around climate and sea ice and what are scientists talking about now? Read more...
What is the Cryosphere?
When scientists talk about the cryosphere, they mean the places on Earth where water is in its solid form, frozen into ice or snow. Read more ...
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Explore the Earth's frozen places in this collection of photographs and images from the NSIDC archives.
Browse through photographs from field research trips, see images captured by satellites of the changing cryosphere, and download photos and images.
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