How Saturday's satellite launch will improve understanding of rising sea levels

Shortly before dawn on Saturday, NASA is set to launchICESat-2, a satellite that will use a laser to measure the changing height of Earth ’s ice.Scientists are trying to understand how frozen and icy areas — known as the cryosphere — are being affected by the warming of the planet.The satellite...

Source: Los Angeles Times - Science - September 13, 2018 Category: Science Authors: Gary Robbins Source Type: news