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New Satellite Collects Sea Level Data to Monitor Climate Change

2016-01-31 16:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Voice of America: Scientists from the U.S. and Europe have a new eye in the sky monitoring the world's oceans.The Jason-3 satellite, launched on January 17, is the latest satellite to monitor rising sea levels. Scientists say data collected by satellites over the last two decades shows sea levels rising at an accelerating rate, which they say is an indicator of climate change. Josh Willis, Lead Project Scientist for the Jason-3 mission at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said rising sea levels were one of the factors...

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