Arctic sea ice has reached minimum extent for 2022
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NSIDC researchers tackle complexities of sharing Indigenous Knowledge in the digital age
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Scientists find massive reserves of mercury hidden in permafrost
Alessio Gusmeroli and Tim Schaefer drill a permafrost core on the North Slope of Alaska near Deadhorse. Credit: Kevin Schaefer, NSIDC. High-resolution imageResearchers have...
White House guidance on Indigenous Knowledge recognizes ELOKA
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From data entry to digging snow pits: NSIDC at NASA SnowEx 2023
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NSIDC.org website: New look and new features
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NSF renews funding for 15-year NSIDC program to support Arctic community-led research and Indigenous...
Since 2006, the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge of the Arctic (ELOKA) program at the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC) has...
Mountain and polar groups seek urgent COP26 decision
Climate talks lacking knowledge of permanent global impacts from glacier and ice sheet lossMountain and polar groups at the twenty-sixth United Nations Climate Change Conference...
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