Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
(narrated version) Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic's winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare. This animation tracks the relative amount of ice of different ages from 1990 through early November 2016. Seasonal ice is darkest blue. Ice that is 9 or more years old is white. More explanation and still image comparisons are available @ bit.ly/2016ArcticReportCard
Video produced by the NOAA Climate.gov team, based on NOAA/NASA satellite data provided by Mark Tschudi. Narration by Deke Arndt, NCEI. Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
(narrated version) Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic's winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare. This animation tracks the relative amount of ice of different ages from 1990 through early November 2016. Seasonal ice is darkest blue. Ice that is 9 or more years old is white. More explanation and still image comparisons are available @ bit.ly/2016ArcticReportCard
Video produced by the NOAA Climate.gov team, based on NOAA/NASA satellite data provided by Mark Tschudi. Narration by Deke Arndt, NCEI. Video produced by the Climate.gov team in cooperation with climate and Earth scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other agencies and institutions. Any opinions voiced by people in these videos are their own; they are not official NOAA statements or opinions. Unless specifically stated otherwise, Climate.gov video productions can be freely republished or re-purposed by others.
