NASA and ISRO are working together to develop a synthetic aperture radar satellite to observe and measure ecosystem disturbances, ice-sheet collapses and natural hazards.
The data gathered from this mission will help build climate resilience and potentially save lives, said U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Rahul Verma.
Long-term forecastThe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune, is also working with the U.S. National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to develop high resolution seasonal and long-term climate forecasts to prepare for the monsoons.
The Ambassador was speaking at the “The Future is Now” conference sponsored by the U.S. Department of State (DOS) in partnership with Institute for Sustainable Communities and India’s Centre for Environment and Development (CED).
Climate changeStating that climate change ranks among the foremost problems for the world along with terrorism, poverty, proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, Mr. Verma said it was also a national security issue as it could possibly damage infrastructure, cause famines, migrations and disease outbreaks.
