Little Things Going Away: What Happened To Recurring National Snow & Ice Data Center Updates & Tools
DATA ANNOUNCEMENT
User Notice: Sea Ice Today Services Reduced
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2025
Effective October 15, 2025, due to non-renewed funding, NSIDC has suspended or reduced several Sea Ice Today tools and services.
Discontinued:
New monthly and mid-month analysis posts
Sea ice analysis tool
Sea Ice Volume
Sea ice extent spatial comparison tool
Persisting:
Daily Arctic and Antarctic sea ice images
ChArctic Interactive Sea Ice Graph
Links to Sea ice analysis data spreadsheets from the NOAA Sea Ice Index
Reduced user support
Sea ice annual maximum and minimum announcements (typically occurring in March and September)
Previously-published Sea Ice Today analysis posts will remain online. The discontinued Sea Ice Today products will no longer update or be maintained, and will be removed in the next several weeks.
If you rely on Sea Ice Today, please share your story at nsidc@nsidc.org.
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