Polar scientist Marco Tedesco from the Climate School’s Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory shares insights on how remote sensing data from satellites and drones can help unveil the processes driving the melting of Greenland’s ice sheets, a major contributor to rising sea levels.
Tedesco highlights that Greenland’s ice melt currently accounts for 30-35% of total sea level rise and is expected to contribute around 50% alongside Antarctica in the coming decades, with no sign of deceleration.
This video is part of Science for the Planet, a series delving into the efforts of Columbia Climate School’s experts to comprehend the impacts of climate change and address the crisis.
For more details on Tedesco’s research, click here.
