Think Space: How the Earth is losing its cool

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We’ve invited astrophysicists to talk about the cutting-edge research taking place in their fields of research and to answer some big questions in astronomy and space science.

While we often think of looking to the stars, all of that knowledge and technology can be directed back to our own planet! Climate change is at the forefront of our minds, and it is our activities that are causing more thermal radiation to be trapped in our atmosphere, leading to this rise in average global temperatures. Earth observation provides a powerful mechanism to monitor the situation, capturing the impact of everything from volcanic eruptions to massive wildfires on our planet and its atmosphere. In this talk, Sanjeevani Panditharatne explores the role of Earth observation in quantifying the balance between incoming radiation from the sun and the loss of energy to space in more icy environments.

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