Climate change has many negative effects on planet Earth, such as rising sea levels or droughts, but when we talk about them we usually refer to very specific places, as if the rest of the world was not affected. Now, a team of scientists have developed a very detailed analysis of what is happening in our home for decades.
These studies have also been completed with the information obtained by the planet's observation satellites, which are responsible for measuring changes in the climate and the consequences they have on the surface. Thus, with these data they can know exactly what is the measurement of greenhouse gas emissions, how much the sea level has risen, or what is the amount of ice that has melted.
Sea level rise from 1992 to 2015.
Observing and measuring the effects of climate change from Earth cannot always be very helpful. Observation of the planet from space is playing an increasingly important role, since it is a way of understanding and understanding what is happening to be able to take the appropriate measures.
To contrast all the data, the European Space Agency (ESA) has launched the Climate Change Initiative (CCI) that integrates data sets from different Earth observation missions. In this way, it will be possible to produce global and long-term records as complete as possible in relation to the main factors that influence the planet, what is known as essential climatic variables.
Increase in carbon dioxide emissions from 2003 to 2015.
These records clearly show that the climate is changing a lot in recent years. To get a complete view of the Earth's climate situation, we can download ESA's Climate from Space digital book, available for iPad tablets y Android.