The price of melting ice – how Copernicus helps monitor glaciers and climate change.

Norway is home to some of the largest glaciers in Europe. You may be familiar with the amazing landscapes of the region, either from having been there yourself or from enjoying them in pictures and videos. However, with rising temperatures and shifting weather patterns, these frozen giants are melting at an unprecedented rate. As you can imagine, this is having a huge impact on the local ecosystems and of course on people’s lives, so we really need to keep a close eye on it. But luckily enough, for this, we can rely on Copernicus and its eyes on Earth. Today with us is Dr. Liss marie Andreassen, Research Professor and Division for Glaciers & ice sheets at the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate.