A new system implemented by the European Space Agency (ESA) will make it possible to measure natural factors associated with climate change in real time.

Thanks to a system made up of satellites and measuring instruments, ESA will be able to know various phenomena 24 hours a day such as the melting of the poles, the increase in the Earth’s temperature or the levels of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

This system will also allow natural or energy resources to be optimised thanks to the control of these phenomena, as well as improve some services provided to the population such as management in cases of emergency caused by natural phenomena.

It is a system that has been launched within the European Earth Observation Programme ‘Copernicus’.

This was explained by the ESA spokesman in Spain, Javier Ventura-Traveset, who this week attended the presentation in Madrid of the exhibition ‘European Space Expo’ (until 18 February on the esplanade of the Puente del Rey), with Spain being the eighth city to be visited by this travelling exhibition. Composed of audiovisual material, the exhibition allows visitors to learn about the European Commission’s investment in space, raising awareness of the importance and impact it has on the day-to-day life of citizens. In addition, several activities and debates are planned around it.