More horrible science news...

"The NASA National Snow and Ice Data Center Distributed Active Archive Center (NSIDC DAAC) learned yesterday that the Department of Defense (DoD) will stop processing and delivering the Special Sensor Microwave Imager/Sounder (SSMIS) data no later than 30 June 2025."

This is a really big deal for everyone. This has major consequences for our ability to monitor our planet, especially across the polar regions (Antarctic/Greenland surface melt, sea ice data, etc.).

There are alternative data sources in some cases, but it will take time to prepare these products.

Meanwhile #Arctic sea-ice extent is currently the lowest on record for today's date. The melt season has only just started, and we need all of the observational data we can get. Not less.