April 18, 2021 - Hudson Bay Thawing

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   Sitting just south of the Arctic Circle in Canada, the cold waters of
   Hudson Bay wear a thick coat of ice each winter. Freeze-up beings in
   October or November and, as days lengthen and temperatures rise in late
   spring and summer, the icy coating melts. Traditionally ice break-up
   begins in May or June and Hudson Bay become ice-free by late July or
   August.

   On April 15, 2021, the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer
   acquired a true-color image of the first signs of spring ice break-up
   in Hudson Bay.

   Warming air temperatures have thinned the ice near the southeastern
   eastern shore of Hudson Bay and James Bay (the southern extension of
   Hudson Bay) The warm temperatures, combined with strong winds which
   push the ice away from the shore, have created several areas of open
   water and churned the ice into chunks in several places.

   Image Facts
   Satellite:  Aqua
   Date Acquired: 4/15/2021
   Resolutions:  1km (910.7 KB),  500m (2.7 MB),  250m (2 MB)
   Bands Used: 1,4,3
   Image Credit: MODIS Land Rapid Response Team, NASA GSFC-



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