By Tiffany Stecker

One week before the delay of the Cryosat-2 mission launch, Tiffany Stecker interviews Duncan Wingham, lead scientist of the mission and researcher at University College London’s Center for Polar Observation and Modelling (CPOM). Dr. Wingham discusses why a satellite like CryoSat-2 is important for studying polar ice sheets and ocean levels, the cost of launching the satellite and what this means in a time of growing doubt over climate research.