News and Events
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CryoSat reveals ice loss from glaciers in Alaska...
New research, based on information from ESA’s CryoSat mission, shows how much ice has been lost from mountain glaciers in the Gulf Alaska and in High Mountain Asia since 2010.
News ObservationJune 1, 2021 -
Arctic sea ice succumbs to Atlantification
With alarm bells ringing about the rapid demise of sea ice in the Arctic Ocean, satellite data have revealed how the intrusion of warmer Atlantic waters is reducing ice regrowth...
News ObservationMay 21, 2021 -
Earth observation vital in monitoring wetland...
Celebrated annually on 2 February, World Wetlands Day aims to raise global awareness about the importance of wetlands for our planet. This year’s theme shines a light on wetlands...
News ObservationFebruary 2, 2021 -
Our world is losing ice at record rate
A research team – the first to carry out a survey of global ice loss using satellite data – has discovered that the rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding...
News ObservationJanuary 25, 2021 -
Worsening rifts and fractures spotted at two of...
Satellite imagery has revealed that two of the fastest-changing glaciers in Antarctica are fracturing and weakening faster than ever – the first step towards the glaciers...
News ObservationSeptember 29, 2020 -
CryoSat taken to new heights for ice science
To gain even better insight, ESA has spent the last two weeks nudging CryoSat into a higher orbit to synchronise it with NASA’s ICESat-2 so that scientists can benefit from...
News ObservationAugust 3, 2020 -
CryoSat still cool at 10
Today marks 10 years since a Dnepr rocket blasted off from an underground silo in the remote desert steppe of Kazakhstan, launching one of ESA’s most remarkable Earth-observing...
News SciencesApril 8, 2020 -
Greenland and Antarctica losing ice six times...
According to a new report, Greenland and Antarctica are losing ice six times faster than in the 1990s – currently on track with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s...
News ObservationMarch 11, 2020 -
CryoSat sheds new light on Antarctica’s biggest...
Ice loss from Pine Island Glacier has contributed more to sea-level rise over the past four decades than any other glacier in Antarctica. However, the way this huge glacier is...
News ObservationFebruary 3, 2020 -
CryoSat maps Antarctic ice shelves on the move
One of the most recent findings from the extraordinary CryoSat mission shows how it can be used to map changes in the seaward edges of Antarctic ice shelves.
News ObservationDecember 13, 2019 -
El Niño: satellites see red
The wild child of the Pacific is shaping up to be a monster this winter, comparable to the 1997-1998 episode and possibly even worse. The story in pictures.
News Observation General public, Institutional, Specialist public, Science and technologyDecember 1, 2015 -
Cryosat-2 ready to embark on ice mission
ESA’s Cryosat-2 satellite is set to embark on its mission above Earth’s poles on 25 February. With its altimeter, aided by the DORIS instrument, it will monitor variations in ice...
News Observation InstitutionalFebruary 2, 2010 -
CryoSat recovery mission confirmed for 2009
After the loss of CryoSat, 8 October 2005, Esa has confirmed the CryoSat recovery mission to study Earth’s cryosphere. CryoSat-2 is scheduled to launch in 2009, with CNES’s Doris...
News Observation InstitutionalMarch 15, 2006 -
CryoSat all set to monitor sea ice
Like the ocean, glaciers and sea ice play a key role in climate processes, so we need to monitor them. Europe’s CryoSat satellite is set for launch this autumn to observe the...
News Observation InstitutionalAugust 16, 2005