The latest from NASA's Earth Observatory (12 May 2015)

World of Change updates: Arctic and Antarctic Sea Ice

Because of differences in geography and climate, Antarctic sea ice extent is larger than the Arctic�s in winter and smaller in summer Since 1979, satellites have observed a slight increase in Antarctic sea ice, and a sharp decline in Arctic sea ice View these and other images of environmental change in our World of Change series

http://earthobservatory nasa gov/Features/WorldOfChange/?src=eoa-ann

Latest Images: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/

• Double Tripoint in Southern Africa http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85867&src=eoa-iotd

• Chutes and Fissures in Greenland http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85858&src=eoa-iotd

• Scandinavia at Night http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85855&src=eoa-iotd

• Calbuco Ash on the Move http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85834&src=eoa-iotd

• Cyclone Noul Approaches The Philippines http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85851&src=eoa-iotd

• Cloudy Earth http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85843&src=eoa-iotd

• Mapping Forest Loss with Landsat http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85824&src=eoa-iotd

• Plume in Moreton Bay, Australia http://earthobservatory nasa gov/IOTD/view php?id=85828&src=eoa-iotd

Recent Blog Posts: http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/

Notes from the Field * SMAP Campaign Collects Data From Soil, Sky and Space http://earthobservatory nasa gov/blogs/fromthefield/?p=6833&src=eoa-blogs