Space Technology To Better Understand Climate Change - Space

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We have all heard of climate change, but what's really happening to our planet now, in November 2015? As the COP21 summit in Paris looms in December, we set out to establish some of the scientific fundamentals, and hear how space technology is being used to get a truly global view of Earth's vital signs. Near Les Deux Alps in the French Alps, some 3,200 metres above sea level, we look at how satellite data and glacier measurements can help us to understand the effects of global warming with remote sensing scientist Jean-Pierre Dedieu. "Here in the Alps the verdict on climate change is unequivocal," he tells us. "There's really a split compared to the conditions we were able to observe as little as 20 years ago. It concerns the snow, the glaciers are losing surface area and volume."... Read more: http://www.euronews.com/2015/11/19/what-s-the-reality-of-earth-s-climate-in-2015/ euronews knowledge brings you a fresh mix of the world's most interesting know-hows, directly from space and sci-tech experts. Subscribe for your dose of space and sci-tech: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronewsknowledge Made by euronews, the most watched news channel in Europe.

Published 2015-11-23 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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