Climate change - Ice

Satellites are unique in their ability to constantly monitor the entire Earth around the clock, providing crucial information about our ever-changing planet. From space, we monitor many natural and man-made events from floods and forest fires, to changes in ice cover, rising sea levels and oil slicks.

 
Earth’s climate has always varied naturally, so separating natural variability from changes induced by human activity is important for confronting today’s challenges. Datasets provided by satellites observing the Earth are crucial for measuring key parameters of climate change.