#seaice — Public Fediverse posts

"all this ICE got me changing my climate"

Small seaice bot progress update, mostly done with downloading and ingesting the entire US as vector shapefiles, converting to GeoJSON and a touch more work to index into the db.

Pumping BigXThe Plug while we crawl up ICE's ass....

@seaice_usa @seaice

#BigXThaPlug #TracksToHackTo #Climate #ICEWatch #devlog #seaice

5 min ago @ Pine Street, Seattle, WA, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/144046
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

The U.S. National Ice Center's Northwest Passage (connecting the northwest Atlantic to the Pacific Ocean) sea ice analysis product was last updated three weeks ago. This is not helpful.
@Climatologist49 @ZLabe

https://usicecenter.gov/Products/ArcticPeriodic

#SeaIce #Arctic

4 min ago @ 4015 Pasadena Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143570
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

4 min ago @ 4015 Pasadena Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143570
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

4 min ago @ 4015 Pasadena Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143570
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

4 min ago @ 4015 Pasadena Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143570
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

4 min ago @ 4015 Pasadena Pl NE, Seattle, WA 98105, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143570
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

5 min ago @ Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143503
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

5 min ago @ Aurora Ave N, Seattle, WA, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143503
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

11 min ago @ Stone Avenue North & North 125th Street, Seattle, WA, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143502
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

4 min ago @ The Home Depot, Aurora Avenue North, Seattle, WA, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143491
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

5 min ago @ 3935 9th Ave S, Seattle, WA 98108, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143484
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

26 min ago @ 701 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104, USA

https://iceout.org/en/reportInfo/143432
#SeaICE #SeattleICE #ICE #Seattle

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less
By Words and pictures by Jimmy Thomson in Nunavut, Canada

The race to study the North Water between Canada and Greenland before it changes has led to a bold plan for an Inuit-run protected area

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/the-place-that-never-freezes-the-arctic-habitat-where-global-heating-threatens-more-ice-not-less

#Seaice #Ice #Environment #Canada #Greenland #Oceans #Polarregions #Americas #Climatecrisis #Coastlines #Worldnews #Arctic #Wildlife #Cetaceans #Indigenouspeoples #Marinelife #Nationalparks #TheGuardian #Words #picturesbyJimmyThomsoninNunavut #Canada

The place that never freezes: the Arctic habitat where global heating threatens more ice, not less https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/03/the-place-that-never-freezes-the-arctic-habitat-where-global-heating-threatens-more-ice-not-less #SeaIce #Ice #Environment #Canada #Greenland #Oceans #PolarRegions #Americas #ClimateCrisis #Coastlines #WorldNews #Arctic #Wildlife #Cetaceans #IndigenousPeoples #MarineLife #NationalParks

Mapping Snow On Northern Winter Roads - A Dual-Frequency Polarimetric Radar Approach For Snow Characterization Over Land, Lake And Sea Ice
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https://doi.org/10.5194/tc-20-4367-2026 <-- shared paper
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H/T @Monojit Saha | Geospatial Analysis | Remote Sensing | Satellite Altimetry | Cryosphere
“Winter roads are essential transportation links for many remote northern communities, but their safety and reliability depend strongly on snow conditions and ice growth. In this study [link above], [the authors] evaluated a fully polarimetric, dual-frequency Ku- and Ka-band radar approach for retrieving snow depth across landfast sea ice, lake ice, and tundra.
Using field measurements near Churchill, Manitoba, and Resolute Bay, Nunavut [Canada], [they] found that the approach produced snow-depth retrieval bias and error within 3 cm over landfast ice, with encouraging Ku-band performance over frozen ground as well. [They] also developed an interface-detection approach for lake ice that can retrieve both snow depth and ice thickness - a promising direction for characterizing conditions relevant to winter-road planning and safety…”
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“Winter roads are lifelines for remote northern communities. Built over land, lakes, rivers, and sea ice, these travel routes are increasingly vulnerable to warming temperatures and variable precipitation. To ensure safety and adapt to these changes, operators require high-resolution monitoring of snow depth across these diverse surfaces, as natural snow accumulation dictates ice growth rates, route viability and road stability. This study extends our polarimetric radar method, previously demonstrated on pack ice, to landfast sea ice, tundra, and frozen lakes and assesses how well we can retrieve snow depth over these surfaces. Results indicate consistency with earlier sea ice analyses, maintaining a mean snow depth retrieval bias and error within 3 cm over the landfast ice. Promising performance is also found over frozen ground using Ku-band (mean biases less than 6 cm). To address the specific challenge of lake ice, which includes strong returns from the ice/water interface, we present a new interface-detection technique that simultaneously retrieves snow depth and ice thickness. While current validation focuses on undisturbed snow, this approach could provide a path forward for characterizing the cryospheric environment in a way that can directly support the optimization of winter roads…”
#Cryosphere #RemoteSensing #Snow #SeaIce #LakeIce #WinterRoads #characterisation #ArcticResearch #EarthObservation #PolarScience #maintainence #ploughing #winter #roads #transportation #northern #communities #mines #FirstNation #canada #remotesensing #polarimetric #radar #snowdepth #ice #landfastice #iceroad #tundra #Churchill #Manitoba #ResoluteBay #Nunavut #monitoring #planning #safety #trucking #freight

Arctic Winter Ice Extent Hits Historic Low

Arctic sea ice maximum in 2026 tied the 2025 record low. This affects polar bears and seals and means more summer melt.

#ArcticIce, #ClimateChange, #SeaIce, #PolarBears, #GlobalWarming

https://newsletter.tf/arctic-winter-ice-record-low-2026-affecting-wildlife/

The Arctic sea ice maximum in 2026 was 13.76 million km², tying the 2025 record low. This is the lowest since records began 48 years ago.

#ArcticIce, #ClimateChange, #SeaIce, #PolarBears, #GlobalWarming
https://newsletter.tf/arctic-winter-ice-record-low-2026-affecting-wildlife/

#FYI #ClimateGenn #Antarctic #Antarctica #seaIce #landIce #glacierCalving

#NickBreeze interviews dr. #NaomiOchwat on the fate of the #Hektoria #Glacier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DwmfliWvoOo

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather

“Frozen Waves”

Photographer Jan Erik Waider is a master of capturing incredible landscape imagery. In these videos, he uses a drone to film waves in the Baltic Sea gently undulating polygonal slabs of ice on the ocean surface. The interplay of light, color, and motion looks almost surreal, but nature is better than we credit at making imagery too good to look away from. (Video and image credit: J. Waider/NorthLandscapes; via Colossal)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JQaZaUSS0E

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #seaIce #salinity #MarchEquinox Sea-Ice Status Update #Arctic & #Antarctic www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDi... #climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

Sea-Ice Status Updates for bot...

#FYI #PaulBeckwith video lecture and literature review #seaIce #salinity #MarchEquinox

Sea-Ice Status Updates for both Poles ( #Arctic Ocean & #Antarctic Ocean)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnDiSa5BCWA

#climate #ClimateScience #climatechange #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis

Cracking Antarctic Sea Ice https://science.nasa.gov/earth/earth-observatory/cracking-antarctic-sea-ice/ #NASA #EarthObservatory #Landsat8LDCMLandsatDataContinuityMission #Landsat9 #SeaIce

#Antarctic #SouthersOcean #OceanCurrents #CircumpolarCurrent #OverturningCirculation #SeaIce #penguins #DurhamUniversity #COP30

#ICCI lecture: Basics on #Antarctica, and #climatechange consequences

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3jN-P27znM

#climate #ClimateScience #ClimateEmergency #ClimateCrisis #ClimateBreakdown #ClimateDisruption #globalWarming #globalHeating #ExtremeWeather #polycrisis #EcosystemCollapse #systemcollapse #ecocide #fossilfuels #Co2 #Co2Emissions #methane #GreenhouseGases #KeepitInTheGround

'Last Ice Area' In The Arctic Could Disappear Much Sooner Than Previously Thought
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https://phys.org/news/2025-01-ice-area-arctic-sooner-previously.html <-- shared technical article
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s43247-025-02034-5 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #Arctic #Canada #LastIceArea #LIA #icedependent #species #ArcticOcean #icefree #climatechange #ecology #polarbears #belugas #bowheadwhales #walruses #ringedseals #beardedseals #ivorygulls #spatialanalysis #model #modeling #spatiotemporal #Tuvaijuittuq #FirstNation #inuit #indigenous #seaice #simulations #archipelago

Oceanic Evasion Fuels Arctic Summertime Rebound Of Atmospheric Mercury And Drives Transport To Arctic Terrestrial Ecosystems
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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-56300-3 <-- shared paper
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #mercury #Hg #contamination #summerrebound #arctic #summertime #atmospheric #transport #contaminate #terrestrial #ecosystems #Hg0 #model #modeling #framework #spatialanalysis #spatiotemporal #concentrations #seaice #atmosphere #river #riverine #GDAS #GEOS #GEOSChem #MERRA2 #GTMM #global #NDVI #remotesensing #cycling #marine #ocean #water #hydrology #seawater #icemelt #anthropogenic #coast #coastal #tundra #permafrost #climatechange #evasion #vegetation #uptake #mitigation

#ArcticOcean could be '#icefree' within the decade, researchers warn
Loss of #Arctic #seaice has long been a graphic measure of human-caused climate change, with wrenching images of suffering polar bears illustrating a worsening planetary crisis. Now, new research has found that Arctic #Ocean sea ice is shrinking even faster than previously thought -- and that the Arctic may start to see its first "ice-free" days within the current decade.
https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2024-03-05/the-arctic-ocean-could-be-ice-free-within-a-decade #climatechange #climatecrisis

Sea ice continues to increase in the seas north and west of Alaska, especially near the coast. Beaufort Sea is now iced over. The overall Chukchi #SeaIce extent as of Nov 25 is almost exactly the same as this time last year and overall the 11th lowest for the date since 1979. Lack of ice on the Russian Bering Sea coast is notable for this point in the season. #akwx #Arctic #Autumn2023 #Climate

@Climatologist49 @ZLabe

"The West Antarctic Ice Sheet is the continent's largest contributor to rising seas and contains enough ice to increase the global mean sea level by over 17 feet, the study explains" https://www.commondreams.org/news/west-antarctic-ice-sheet Anyone got a map of how Dublin would look with a 5 metre sea rise? #Antarctic #SeaIce #SeaRise #Dublin

Five consecutive days of strong northward #icedrift causes a rapid drop in the #seaice conditions in the regions of #Svalbard and northern #Barents Sea.

The drop in the #seaice extent in the #Barents Sea is difficult to miss in this figure.

Are we going towards a record-LONG #icefree Barents Sea? 🤔

Source: #OSISAF