Imagine the image below fits into 1-2 pixels of this animation. #AntarcticaDay

Just love watching the Arctic sea ice grow!

"We find that retreat commenced immediately after the loss of decade-old fast ice in the Larsen B embayment"
www.nature.com/articles/s41...

The animation shows the changing sea ice condition at the former Larsen B ice shelf in 2022 compared to 2017.
#Antarctic #SeaIce #Glacier #Climate

The rapture has just begun at the North Pole! First, there was a slight jitter, and then all the data was lost and remains in space.

Wow, what #CONTRASTS!

follow-polarstern.awi.de/blog/07-08-2...

The retreat of #Arctic sea ice gains its usual summer momentum. The #Pacific side remained strong this year, with the Beaufort Sea remaining relatively high, while the Chukchi Sea declined significantly.

#Antarctic #SeaIce July 2025. One interesting feature is the huge iceberg A23a returning south at about 30 W.

In recent days, a lot of sea ice in the #Arctic has melted. We'll see how much actually remains this year in mid-September.

RV Polarstern returned to ice floe number one. You can follow the field work live on the webcam.

#CONTRASTS #ARCTIC 🌊❄️
awi.panomax.com/ice1_surface
follow-polarstern.awi.de?lang=en

The developing polynya north of Greenland looks impressive. It will likely open a bit further in the coming days. The sea ice is being pushed away from the coast by the prevailing southerly winds. This area is usually covered with sea ice.
#Arctic #SeaIce #AMSR2 #CONTRASTS

Is this animation of better quality? Original image source: seaice.de/AMSR2_Antarc...

Wow! #Iceberg #A23a has drifted back south into the animation window. Almost at 30°W. #Antarctic 🌊

Exactly five years ago today, Polarstern left the #MOSAIC sea ice floe behind. The return journey wasn't always easy, but it went well when there was an open lead like shown in this timelapse. 🌊🧪