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Analysis - Sea Ice Today
The year 2019 saw an early melt onset and high sea surface temperatures during summer in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. The September minimum extent ended up tied with 2007 and 2016 for second lowest in the satellite record.
ELOKA Update
Read the seven issues of the ELOKA newsletter written between 2017-2019.
ELOKA Spotlight
In September 2019, three international efforts were launched to advance Indigenous Peoples’ rights and interests in their data...
ELOKA Spotlight
For the first time, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Arctic Report Card will include observations and voices from Indigenous groups at the front lines of climate change in Alaska.
Analysis - Sea Ice Today
Arctic sea ice extent for November 2019 ended up at second lowest in the 41-year satellite record. Regionally, extent remains well below average in the Chukchi Sea, Hudson Bay, and Davis Strait.
Analysis - Ice Sheets Today
Low winter snow cover, springtime heat waves, and a sunny summer led to a large runoff of meltwater from the Greenland ice sheet in 2019, primarily from its western side.