DigitalGlobe and the Extreme Ice Survey (EIS) have teamed up on a report, just in time for Earth Day, that documents three years of close glacier observations. EIS has been monitoring the world’s glaciers to observe the immediacy of climate change with time-lapse photography and observations from above using satellite imagery. While the close monitoring illustrates the dramatic changes, the hope is that future analysis will help discover some of the root causes behind the changes.
This from the report introduction by James Balog, founder of EIS:
The National Snow and Ice Data Center in Boulder, Colorado recently reported that the end-of-winter sea ice cover in the Arctic Ocean is at an historic low. This steady trend toward less ice in the Arctic Ocean doesn’t just mean that Santa Claus and his elves will have no place to call home! The changing energy dynamics of the air, the ice and the ocean portend tremendous changes to come in the atmospheric circulation—i.e., the weather—of the Northern Hemisphere and the world. We must continue to watch the world’s ice masses and use technology like satellite imagery to help us keep a steady eye on our world, during and well after Earth Day, and preserve the health of our terrestrial home.
View a video and download the full report here.
