Melt ponds on Arctic sea ice (IMAGE) UiT The Arctic University of Norway Caption The image shows melting sea ice in the Arctic photographed from the Alfred Wegener Institute’s airborne sea-ice survey IceBird. Credit Alfred-Wegener-Institute / Esther Horvath Usage Restrictions The photo can be used for communications on the paper. Credit the photographer. License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.