Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea

Earth Observatory Science Earth Observatory Signs of Thaw in the Bering Sea Earth Earth Observatory Image of the Day EO Explorer Topics All Topics Atmosphere Land Heat & Radiation Life on Earth Human Dimensions Natural Events Oceans Remote Sensing Technology Snow & Ice Water More Content Collections Global Maps World of Change Articles Earth Matters Blog Blue Marble: Next Generation EO Kids Mission: Biomes About About Us Subscribe 🛜 RSS Contact Us Search natural color false color Two large, partly snow-covered islands lie west of mainland Alaska. Sea ice fragments form swirling patterns in the ocean, and brown water lines part of the Alaskan coastline. NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison A false-color satellite image shows two large islands west of mainland Alaska. Sea ice fragments appear light blue and form swirling patterns in the ocean. The land appears mostly light green, interrupted by many small ponds and a large river delta. NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison natural colorfalse color Two large, partly snow-covered islands lie west of mainland Alaska. Sea ice fragments form swirling patterns in the ocean, and brown water lines part of the Alaskan coastline. NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison A false-color satellite image shows two large islands west of mainland Alaska. Sea ice fragments appear light blue and form swirling patterns in the ocean. The land appears mostly light green, interrupted by many small ponds and a large river delta. NASA Earth Observatory/Michala Garrison natural color false color CurtainToggle2-Up Image Details Sea ice fragments drift near Alaska’s Saint Lawrence and Nunivak islands and colorful water surrounds the Yukon Delta in natural-color (left) and false-color (right) images acquired with the MODIS (Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer) on NASA’s Terra satellite on June 3, 2026. NASA Earth Observatory images by Michala Garrison. When clouds parted in early June 2026, satellites glimpsed hints of su